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About Sarot Village

Sarot is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 195 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249132
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 195
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarot compares

By the 2011 count Sarot is the 58th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Sarot

Sarot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarot as Available within village. 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 Sarot from other places

Sarot lies about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 39 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 Sarot
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 39 km

Villages closest to Sarot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarot village had a population of 407. That makes it the 58th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Sarot village has 195 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarot has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Sarot is 249132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarot covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarot falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarot is Dehradun, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Sarot.

Sarot is about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarot is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 22 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarot Doman (under 2 km), Manjiyari (under 2 km) and Bayar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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