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About Sarowar Village

Sarowar is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 21 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarowar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarowar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 90.54 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 21
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarowar compares

By the 2011 count Sarowar is the 190th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 90.54 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Sarowar

Sarowar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarowar as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarowar from other places

Sarowar lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 69 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 Sarowar
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 9.8 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Almora 53 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 69 km

Villages closest to Sarowar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarowar village had a population of 61. That makes it the 190th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Sarowar village has 21 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarowar has about 1905 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Sarowar is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarowar covers 90.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarowar falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarowar is Ramnagar, about 69 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarowar.

Sarowar is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarowar is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.8 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Almora 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 Rangchaura (under 2 km), Thala (1.8 km) and Syuni Talli (1.9 km).

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

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