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About Sarad Village

Sarad is a small village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 5 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.5 hectares hectares.

Sarad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Area (hectares) 8.5 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 5
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,800

How Sarad compares

By the 2011 count Sarad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 8.5 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

How far is Sarad from other places

Sarad lies about 34 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Sarad
Nearest town Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 34 km
District headquarters Badgam 34 km

Villages closest to Sarad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budgam 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 Sarad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarad village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Sarad village has 5 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarad has about 1800 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Sarad covers 8.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarad falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sarad is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 km away in a straight line.

Sarad is about 34 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarad is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Budgam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunsunar (under 2 km), Naru (under 2 km) and Parisabad Pora (under 2 km).

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

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