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About Sarih Village

Sarih is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,638, made up of 1,416 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarih village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141116
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 2,638
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarih compares

By the 2011 count Sarih is the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sarih

Sarih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 13 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 4.0 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 Sarih
Nearest railway station Jassowal 4.0 km
Nearest town Gil 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 13 km

Villages closest to Sarih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 2,638. That makes it the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Sarih village has 1,416 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarih has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sarih is 141116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarih covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarih falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarih is Jassowal, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 13 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarih is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jassowal is about 4.0 km away. Gil is about 5.9 km away. Ludhiana West is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alamgir (1.5 km), Dangora (1.8 km) and Khanpur (2.9 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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