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About Sarangpur Village

Sarangpur is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 252 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarangpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 252
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarangpur compares

By the 2011 count Sarangpur is the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Sarangpur

Sarangpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarangpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarangpur from other places

Sarangpur lies about 35 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ambala Cantonment Junction, about 12 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 Sarangpur
Nearest town Bablāi 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Ambala Cantonment Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 21 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 35 km

Villages closest to Sarangpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Sarangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarangpur village had a population of 491. That makes it the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Sarangpur village has 252 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarangpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Sarangpur is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarangpur covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarangpur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarangpur is Ambala Cantonment Junction, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Sarangpur.

Sarangpur is about 35 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarangpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Bablāi is about 6.9 km away. Ambala Cantonment Junction is about 12 km away. Dera Bassi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handesra (1.8 km), Malan (2.4 km) and Khelan (4.3 km).

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

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