# Saraskan Village, Dharmpur, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmpur, Mandi 

# Saraskan

Saraskan is a village in Dharmpur sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175040**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 98 households**, the 25th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 451people (2011)
- 98households
- 78.6%literacy
- 175040PIN code

## Saraskan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saraskan is 175040.** Saraskan falls in Dharmpur sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175040
- Community development blockDharmpur
- Census village code013708

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saraskan from nearby towns?

- Dharmpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)64 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Saraskan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saraskan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baroti
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharmpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saraskan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 25% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Saraskan

Of every 100 households in Saraskan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Saraskan · ■ Dharmpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****87%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saraskan?

■ Saraskan · ■ Dharmpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**1101

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**901

Working population ****63.0%**

**61.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 66.2% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (21%) · **■** Marginal 222 (78%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmpur

- Tatauli Pardana518 people
- Dabrot516 people
- Baral478 people
- Phihar476 people
- Richhli444 people
- Kusri425 people
- Hawani411 people
- Kalswai405 people

[All 99 villages in Dharmpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/dharmpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saraskan?175040
- How far is Saraskan from Mandi?64 km by road
- What is the population of Saraskan?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraskan in?Mandi district (Dharmpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraskan?78.6% (Census 2011)