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About Sarag Village

Sarag is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 60 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarag village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 21.01 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 60
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Sarag compares

By the 2011 count Sarag is the 91st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 21.01 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sarag

Sarag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarag 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 Sarag from other places

Sarag lies about 3.1 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Sarag
District headquarters Uttarkashi 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Sarag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarag village had a population of 128. That makes it the 91st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Sarag village has 60 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarag has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sarag is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarag covers 21.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarag falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarag is Dehradun, about 60 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 Sarag.

Sarag is about 3.1 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarag is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 3.1 km away. Bhatwari is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mastari (under 2 km), Dovalga Thalan (under 2 km) and Thalan (under 2 km).

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

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