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About Sarora Village

Sarora is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarora village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 40.99 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 21
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Sarora compares

By the 2011 count Sarora is the 502nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 40.99 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Sarora

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

Sarora lies about 21 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 30 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 Sarora
District headquarters Garhwal 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 30 km

Villages closest to Sarora

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 Sarora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarora village had a population of 40. That makes it the 502nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Sarora village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarora has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Sarora is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarora covers 40.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarora falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarora is Kotdwara, about 30 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 Sarora.

Sarora is about 21 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarora is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 21 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maroda (under 2 km), Papad Toli (under 2 km) and Simtoli Gunth (under 2 km).

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

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