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About Sar Village

Sar is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 34 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 647 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 68.53 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 34
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 647
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sar compares

By the 2011 count Sar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 68.53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Sar

Sar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sar from other places

Sar lies about 36 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sar
Tehsil headquarters Amb 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 31 km
District headquarters Una 36 km

Villages closest to Sar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sar village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Sar village has 34 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sar has about 647 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Sar is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sar covers 68.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sar falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sar is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sar.

Sar is about 36 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sar is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 9.9 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 11 km away. Talwāra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawa Kahola Jhikli (under 2 km), Mawa Kahola Upperli (under 2 km) and Mawa Sindiyan Nichli (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sar today is likely to be higher.

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