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About Saras Village

Saras is a mid sized village in Mahavan tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 665 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saras village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mahavan
Pincode 281204
Area (hectares) 136.14 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 665
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saras compares

By the 2011 count Saras is the 74th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents. Its 136.14 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Saras

The census records public bus service for Saras 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saras from other places

Saras lies about 14 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 7.8 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 Saras
Nearest town Rāya 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahavan 14 km
District headquarters Mathura 14 km

Villages closest to Saras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saras village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 74th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents.

Saras village has 665 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saras has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

The pincode recorded for Saras is 281204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saras covers 136.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saras falls under Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saras is Sonai, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Saras.

Saras is about 14 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saras is in Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about 1.9 km away. Sonai is about 7.8 km away. Mahavan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Thana (under 2 km), Bana (1.6 km) and Bhanda Sujanpur (1.9 km).

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

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