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About Sarana Village

Sarana is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 100 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 81.63 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 100
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Sarana compares

By the 2011 count Sarana is the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 81.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Sarana

Sarana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarana 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 Sarana from other places

Sarana lies about 50 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 54 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 Sarana
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 4.9 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 4.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 50 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 54 km

Villages closest to Sarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarana village had a population of 192. That makes it the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Sarana village has 100 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarana has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Sarana is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarana covers 81.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarana falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarana is Rishikesh, about 54 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 Sarana.

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

Sarana is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 4.9 km away. Srīnagar is about 4.9 km away. Garhwal 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 Garsari (under 2 km), Sarai Khet (under 2 km) and Bhelgarh (under 2 km).

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

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