Sarti, Gurdaspur Explained

Sarti
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:32.4766°N 75.8028°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pathankot
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Dhar Kalan
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:524
Population As Of:2011
Population Blank1 Title:Total Households
Population Blank1:79
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3960
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 2023/1937 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi, Hindi, Dogri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:145022
Area Total Ha:1295
Area Code Type:Telephone
Area Code:01870
Registration Plate:PB-06
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office

Sarti is a village in Dhar Kalan tehsil in Pathankot district of Indian state of Punjab. It is located from Pathankot City, district headquarter and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.

Demography

, The village has a total number of 769 houses and the population of 3960 of which 2023 are males while 1937 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of the village is 76%, highest than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 498 which is 12.58% of total population of the village, and child sex ratio is approximately 957 highest than the state average of 846.[2]

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 31.29% of total population in the village. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 1473 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of the village which includes 1086 males and 387 females. According to census survey report 2011, 51.19% workers describe their work as main work and 48.81% workers are involved in marginal activity providing the livelihood for less than 6 months.

Transport

The nearest train station is located away in Dalhousie road and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is away from the village.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarti Population per Census India. Census of India, 2011.
  2. Web site: State census handbook. Census of India, 2011.