About Saranu Village

Saranu is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,927, made up of 2,008 males and 1,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1338.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	185132
Area (hectares)	1338.7 hectares
Population	3,927
Male Population	2,008
Female Population	1,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranu compares

By the 2011 count Saranu is the 6th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 1338.7 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Saranu

Saranu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saranu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saranu from other places

Saranu lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 59 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 Saranu
Tehsil headquarters	Rajauri	8.6 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	8.6 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	59 km

Villages closest to Saranu

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.

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Common questions about Saranu

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranu village had a population of 3,927. That makes it the 6th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Saranu village has 2,008 males and 1,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranu has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Saranu is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saranu covers 1338.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saranu is Dugga, about 59 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saranu.

Saranu is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranu is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 8.6 km away. Rajaori is about 8.6 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.