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About Sarsona Village

Sarsona is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 28 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 464 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsona village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 130.44 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 28
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 464
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 Sarsona compares

By the 2011 count Sarsona is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 130.44 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 948.

Getting to Sarsona

Sarsona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarsona 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 Sarsona from other places

Sarsona lies about 28 km from Dehradun. 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 Sarsona
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 3.4 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 20 km
District headquarters Dehradun 28 km

Villages closest to Sarsona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsona village had a population of 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sarsona village has 28 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsona has about 464 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sarsona is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsona covers 130.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarsona falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sarsona notes the nearest railway station 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 Sarsona.

Sarsona is about 28 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsona is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 3.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 20 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patiyana (under 2 km), Khani (under 2 km) and Kauthi Bhaundi (under 2 km).

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

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