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About Sarola Village

Sarola is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 832 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarola village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 355.7 hectares
Population 1,670
Male Population 832
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarola compares

By the 2011 count Sarola is the 30th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 355.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sarola

Sarola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sarola from other places

Sarola lies about 16 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 63 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 Sarola
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 9.9 km
Nearest town Rajaori 9.9 km
District headquarters Rajouri 16 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 63 km

Villages closest to Sarola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarola village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 30th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Sarola village has 832 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarola has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sarola is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarola covers 355.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarola falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sarola is Dugga, about 63 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarola.

Sarola is about 16 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarola is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 9.9 km away. Rajaori is about 9.9 km away. Rajouri 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 Dhanwan Kot (under 2 km), Lur Kot (1.9 km) and Agrat (3.4 km).

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

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