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About Saran Village

Saran is a small village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 187 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saran village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284303
Area (hectares) 400.04 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 187
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saran compares

By the 2011 count Saran is the 163rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 400.04 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Saran

Saran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 53 km from Jhansi. 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
Tehsil headquarters Moth 8.4 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 18 km
District headquarters Jhansi 53 km

Villages closest to Saran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moth 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 343. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Saran village has 187 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saran has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Saran is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saran covers 400.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saran falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Saran notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saran.

Saran is about 53 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saran is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Moth is about 8.4 km away. Gursarāi is about 18 km away. Jhansi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raruwa (under 2 km), Imliya (under 2 km) and Bhora Ghat (2.9 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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