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About Serian Village

Serian is a small village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 31 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185103
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 31
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serian compares

By the 2011 count Serian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 930.

Getting to Serian

Serian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Serian as Available within 5 - 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 Serian from other places

Serian lies about 14 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 48 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 Serian
District headquarters Punch 14 km
Nearest town Pūnch 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 16 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 48 km

Villages closest to Serian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serian village had a population of 55. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Serian village has 31 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serian has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Serian is 185103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serian covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Serian falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Serian is Baramula, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Serian.

Serian is about 14 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serian is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 14 km away. Pūnch is about 14 km away. Haveli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraian (4.2 km), Darah Bagyal (4.3 km) and Aslam Abad (4.8 km).

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

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