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About Saran Village

Saran is a large village in Marwar Junction tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,918, made up of 1,985 males and 1,933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1639 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saran village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Marwar Junction
Pincode 306023
Area (hectares) 1639 hectares
Population 3,918
Male Population 1,985
Female Population 1,933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saran compares

By the 2011 count Saran is the 10th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents. Its 1639 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

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 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 52 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Goram Ghat, about 8.2 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 Goram Ghat 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwar Junction 24 km
Nearest town Sojat 29 km
District headquarters Pali 52 km

Villages closest to Saran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwar Junction 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 3,918. That makes it the 10th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents.

Saran village has 1,985 males and 1,933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saran has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Saran is 306023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saran covers 1639 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saran falls under Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Saran is Goram Ghat, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saran.

Saran is about 52 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saran is in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district. Goram Ghat is about 8.2 km away. Marwar Junction is about 24 km away. Sojat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichli Nimbadi (2.1 km), Uparli Neembari (2.1 km) and Telpura (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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