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About Seripati Village

Seripati is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,827, made up of 1,477 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3077.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seripati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seripati village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182146
Area (hectares) 3077.7 hectares
Population 2,827
Male Population 1,477
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seripati compares

By the 2011 count Seripati is the 18th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 3077.7 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Seripati

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

Seripati lies about 2.4 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 10 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 Seripati
District headquarters Ramban 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Banihal 21 km
Nearest town Doda 33 km

Villages closest to Seripati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seripati village had a population of 2,827. That makes it the 18th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Seripati village has 1,477 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seripati has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Seripati is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seripati covers 3077.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seripati falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Seripati is Sumber, about 10 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 Seripati.

Seripati is about 2.4 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seripati is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Ramban is about 2.4 km away. Sumber is about 10 km away. Banihal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolegam (2.6 km), Targam (2.6 km) and Sojmatna (9.4 km).

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

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