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About Sarih Village

Sarih is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,417, made up of 1,718 males and 1,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarih village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144043
Area (hectares) 588 hectares
Population 3,417
Male Population 1,718
Female Population 1,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarih compares

By the 2011 count Sarih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 950.

Getting to Sarih

Sarih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarih from other places

Sarih lies about 21 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 1.9 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 Sarih
Nearest railway station Shankar 1.9 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 8.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 21 km

Villages closest to Sarih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarih village had a population of 3,417. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sarih village has 1,718 males and 1,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarih has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sarih is 144043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarih covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarih falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarih is Shankar, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarih.

Sarih is about 21 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarih is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 1.9 km away. Jandiāla is about 5.8 km away. Nakodar is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hussainabad (1.5 km), Tahli (2.4 km) and Shankar (3.0 km).

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

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