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About Sarhuti Village

Sarhuti is a mid sized village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,937, made up of 991 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhuti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 1,937
Male Population 991
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarhuti compares

By the 2011 count Sarhuti is the 24th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sarhuti

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

Sarhuti lies about 18 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 65 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 Sarhuti
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 6.1 km
District headquarters Punch 18 km
Nearest town Pūnch 18 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 65 km

Villages closest to Sarhuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhuti village had a population of 1,937. That makes it the 24th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Sarhuti village has 991 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhuti has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sarhuti is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhuti covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarhuti falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sarhuti is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 65 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 Sarhuti.

Sarhuti is about 18 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhuti is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 6.1 km away. Punch is about 18 km away. Pūnch is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harni (2.9 km), Pathanatir (3.5 km) and Prat (3.5 km).

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

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