About Saraud Village

Saraud is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,044, made up of 1,603 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraud village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	873 hectares
Population	3,044
Male Population	1,603
Female Population	1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraud compares

By the 2011 count Saraud is the 14th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 873 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Saraud

Saraud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraud as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saraud from other places

Saraud lies about 18 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chhintanwala, about 5.6 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 Saraud
Nearest railway station	Chhintanwala	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bhawānīgarh	6.0 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	27 km

Villages closest to Saraud

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

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Common questions about Saraud

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraud village had a population of 3,044. That makes it the 14th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Saraud village has 1,603 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraud has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Saraud is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraud covers 873 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraud falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saraud is Chhintanwala, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraud.

Saraud is about 18 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraud is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Chhintanwala is about 5.6 km away. Bhawānīgarh is about 6.0 km away. Sangrur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.