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About Saran Village

Saran is a mid sized village in Gangrar tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 631 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saran village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Gangrar
Pincode 312901
Area (hectares) 464.5 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 631
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saran compares

By the 2011 count Saran is the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 464.5 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Saran

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

Saran lies about 21 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Berisal, about 5.0 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 Saran
Nearest railway station Bassi Berisal 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangrar 12 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 21 km
Nearest town Chittorgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Saran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saran village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Saran village has 631 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saran has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Saran is 312901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saran covers 464.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saran falls under Gangrar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Saran is Bassi Berisal, about 5.0 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 Saran.

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

Saran is in Gangrar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Bassi Berisal is about 5.0 km away. Gangrar is about 12 km away. Chittaurgarh 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 Salariya (1.6 km), Rada Ki Balad (2.0 km) and Peepalya Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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