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About Saror Village

Saror is a large village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,462, made up of 2,330 males and 2,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saror Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saror village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181133
Area (hectares) 608.7 hectares
Population 4,462
Male Population 2,330
Female Population 2,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saror compares

By the 2011 count Saror is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 608.7 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Saror

Saror is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saror as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saror from other places

Saror lies about 15 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 3.5 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 Saror
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 5.2 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 15 km

Villages closest to Saror

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saror village had a population of 4,462. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Saror village has 2,330 males and 2,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saror has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Saror is 181133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saror covers 608.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saror falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Saror is Bari Brahman, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saror.

Saror is about 15 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saror is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 3.5 km away. Bishnah is about 5.2 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Najwal (under 2 km), Kalwal (1.7 km) and Chak Chamman (1.8 km).

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

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