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About Saruna Village

Saruna is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 208 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 68.02 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 208
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saruna compares

By the 2011 count Saruna is the 100th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 68.02 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

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 village. 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 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Ghansali 4.5 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Saruna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 445. That makes it the 100th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Saruna village has 208 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruna has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Saruna is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruna covers 68.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saruna falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saruna is Kotdwara, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saruna.

Saruna is about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruna is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 4.5 km away. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarans Gaon (under 2 km), Sarkanda (under 2 km) and Sarphul (under 2 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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