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About Sera Village

Sera is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 57 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,281 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, 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 Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 73.43 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 57
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,281
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 Sera compares

By the 2011 count Sera is the 114th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 73.43 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Sera

Sera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sera 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 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 Munsiari 20 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 Munsiari 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 130. That makes it the 114th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Sera village has 57 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sera has about 1281 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Sera is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sera covers 73.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sera falls under Munsiari 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 20 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 Sera Surai Dhar (under 2 km), Arkhet (under 2 km) and Pharwakot (under 2 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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