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About Saruna Village

Saruna is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 58 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 57.41 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 58
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saruna compares

By the 2011 count Saruna is the 158th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 57.41 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Saruna

Saruna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saruna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saruna from other places

Saruna lies about 31 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 92 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 Saruna
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 3.1 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 31 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 92 km

Villages closest to Saruna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruna village had a population of 123. That makes it the 158th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Saruna village has 58 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruna has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Saruna is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruna covers 57.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saruna falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saruna is Rishikesh, about 92 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 village for Saruna.

Saruna is about 31 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruna is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 3.1 km away. Rudraprayag is about 31 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Bedulaban (under 2 km) and Kunjalpur (1.6 km).

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

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