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About Sarswad Village

Sarswad is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 35 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarswad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarswad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 35.21 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 35
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarswad compares

By the 2011 count Sarswad is the 202nd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 35.21 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Sarswad

Sarswad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarswad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarswad from other places

Sarswad 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 Sarswad
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Sarswad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarswad village had a population of 74. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Sarswad village has 35 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarswad has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Sarswad is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarswad covers 35.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarswad falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarswad 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarswad.

Sarswad 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.

Sarswad is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 24 km away. Narendranagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amasari Gaon (under 2 km), Bag Sari (under 2 km) and Falsari (under 2 km).

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

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