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About Sera Village

Sera is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 54 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, 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 Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 48.75 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 54
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,389
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sera compares

By the 2011 count Sera is the 87th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 48.75 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sera

Sera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 58 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 Pokhari 9.9 km
Nearest town Pauri 35 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 58 km

Villages closest to Sera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 129. That makes it the 87th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sera village has 54 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sera has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sera is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sera covers 48.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sera falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sera is Kotdwara, about 58 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 10+ km distance for Sera.

Sera is about 56 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 Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 9.9 km away. Pauri is about 35 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birsansera (under 2 km), Dukasera (under 2 km) and Patroli (2.9 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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