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About Saroya Village

Saroya is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 284 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saroya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saroya village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 284
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saroya compares

By the 2011 count Saroya is the 186th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Saroya

Saroya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saroya as Available within <5 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 Saroya from other places

Saroya lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 7.0 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 Saroya
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 7.8 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 7.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Saroya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saroya village had a population of 558. That makes it the 186th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Saroya village has 284 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saroya has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Saroya is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saroya covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saroya falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saroya is Musahibpur, about 7.0 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 village for Saroya.

Saroya is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saroya is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 7.0 km away. Mukerian is about 7.8 km away. Mukeriān is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saroa (under 2 km), Jiwanwal (under 2 km) and Arthewal (under 2 km).

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

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