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About Sarhana Village

Sarhana is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 450 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140119
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 450
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarhana compares

By the 2011 count Sarhana is the 69th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sarhana

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

Sarhana lies about 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 4.4 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 Sarhana
Nearest town Morinda 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 11 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Sarhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Sarhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhana village had a population of 843. That makes it the 69th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Sarhana village has 450 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhana has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Sarhana is 140119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhana covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarhana falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarhana is Morinda Junction, about 4.4 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 Sarhana.

Sarhana is about 19 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhana is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda is about 4.2 km away. Morinda Junction is about 4.4 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalaran (under 2 km), Udhampur (1.5 km) and Bari Rauni (2.0 km).

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

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