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About Sarsu Village

Sarsu is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 473 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182124
Area (hectares) 194.7 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 473
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875

How Sarsu compares

By the 2011 count Sarsu is the 72nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 194.7 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

How far is Sarsu from other places

Sarsu lies about 36 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, about 16 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 Sarsu
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 16 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 20 km
District headquarters Udhampur 36 km

Villages closest to Sarsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsu village had a population of 887. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Sarsu village has 473 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsu has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Sarsu is 182124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsu covers 194.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarsu falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sarsu is Ghagwal, about 16 km away in a straight line.

Sarsu is about 36 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsu is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ghagwal is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Ramnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beraliata Sawana Banj (2.6 km), Blotha Uppralla (4.7 km) and Chakahal (4.7 km).

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

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