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About Sera Village

Sera is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 23 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 16.66 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 23
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sera compares

By the 2011 count Sera is the 218th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 16.66 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Sera

Sera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Berinag 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 20 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Sera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 39. That makes it the 218th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sera village has 23 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sera has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sera is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sera covers 16.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sera falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sera is Tanakpur, about 78 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sera.

Sera is about 20 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sera is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 20 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakhu Sera (under 2 km), Asyali (2.0 km) and Bhulki Adhyali (2.0 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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