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About Sera Village

Sera is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 105 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246486, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246486
Area (hectares) 39.56 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 105
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sera compares

By the 2011 count Sera is the 108th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 39.56 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Sera

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

How far is Sera from other places

Sera lies about 50 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Sera
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 14 km
Nearest town Almora 48 km
District headquarters Chamoli 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Sera

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 Sera

As per the Census of India 2011, Sera village had a population of 228. That makes it the 108th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Sera village has 105 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sera has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Sera is 246486. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sera covers 39.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sera falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sera is Ramnagar, about 67 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sera.

Sera is about 50 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sera is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 14 km away. Almora is about 48 km away. Chamoli is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandar Sera (under 2 km), Dugda Sera (under 2 km) and Hali Sera Urf Adibadari (under 2 km).

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

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