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About Saraso Village

Saraso is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 154 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraso village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 70.87 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 154
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Saraso compares

By the 2011 count Saraso is the 82nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 70.87 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Saraso

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

Saraso 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 Saraso
Nearest town Srīnagar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 8.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 50 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 54 km

Villages closest to Saraso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraso village had a population of 305. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Saraso village has 154 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraso has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Saraso is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraso covers 70.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraso falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraso 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saraso.

Saraso 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.

Saraso is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 4.9 km away. Pauri is about 8.9 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 Jagsari (under 2 km), Korsara (under 2 km) and Sarmyana Palla (under 2 km).

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

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