Village · Karsog, Mandi
# Saran Bag

Saran Bag is a village in Karsog sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171304. The 2011 Census counted 43 people in 7 households, the 349th largest of 464 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.
- 43 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 68.6% literacy
- 171304 PIN code

## Saran Bag PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saran Bag is 171304. Saran Bag falls in Karsog sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171304
- Community development block Karsog
- Census village code 016317

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Saran Bag from nearby towns?
- Karsog (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 161 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Saran Bag?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Saran Bag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Gwala
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sasrahan
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Anio
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karsog
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saran Bag known for?

The main crops are paddy and wheat. About 34% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Saran Bag

Of every 100 households in Saran Bag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saran Bag · ■ Karsog rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 86% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 14% 22%
- Tap water 86% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 81%
- Use banking services 100% 93%
- Television 71% 66%
- Mobile phone 100% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 10%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saran Bag?

■ Saran Bag · ■ Karsog rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.6% 78.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 792 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 944
- Working population 67.4% 58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 71% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (69%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 8 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Karsog
- D.P.F.Dharmor 44 people
- Galed 44 people
- Kotlu Gad 44 people
- D.P.F.Kandha 43 people
- Shilh 43 people
- D.P.F.Nihari Nal 42 people
- Parali Rehli 42 people
- Bashlandi 41 people

All 534 villages in Karsog

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saran Bag? 171304
- How far is Saran Bag from Mandi? 161 km by road
- What is the population of Saran Bag? 43 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saran Bag in? Mandi district (Karsog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saran Bag? 68.6% (Census 2011)

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