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About Sarain Village

Sarain is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 469 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarain village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 469
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarain compares

By the 2011 count Sarain is the 103rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sarain

The census records public bus service for Sarain 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarain from other places

Sarain lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 9.7 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 Sarain
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 9.7 km
Nearest town Urmar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 22 km

Villages closest to Sarain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarain village had a population of 940. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Sarain village has 469 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarain has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sarain is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarain covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarain falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarain is Tanda Urmar, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarain.

Sarain is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarain is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 9.7 km away. Urmar is about 9.9 km away. Dasua 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 Jhambowal (2.7 km), Sakrala (2.8 km) and Malhian (3.0 km).

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

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