Sarsod

Sarsod
Village
Sarsod is located in Haryana
Sarsod
Sarsod
Location in Haryana, India
Sarsod is located in India
Sarsod
Sarsod
Sarsod (India)
Coordinates: 29°19′16″N 75°50′04″E / 29.320995°N 75.834512°E / 29.320995; 75.834512
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictHisar
Government
 • BodyGram Panchayat, Sarsod
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,216
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
125 121
Telephone code91-01693
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-80
Nearest cityHisar, Chandigarh
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Sarsod ⓘ is a village located in the Barwala tehsil of Hisar district in Haryana, India. It is situated approximately 30 km northeast of Hisar along National Highway 52 toward Chandigarh, and 9 km southwest of Barwala. The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is located roughly 3 km from the village.

History

Folklore and origin

According to local folklore documented in ethnographic surveys by Horace Arthur Rose, several villages in Hisar derive their names from a tradition involving the slaying of a giant whose severed limbs were said to have fallen across the region. Under this tradition, the name of Sarsod (recorded historically as Sarsud) corresponds to where the giant's head (Hindi: सर, sar) fell.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Sarsod has 961 households with a total population of 5,216, comprising 2,770 males and 2,446 females. Children aged 0–6 number 616, accounting for 11.8% of the total population.

Members of the Scheduled Castes constitute 1,234 (23.6%) of the population, while there are no recorded Scheduled Tribes in the village.

The village recorded 3,051 literate individuals (1,847 males and 1,204 females), yielding an effective literacy rate (excluding children aged 0–6) of 66.3% (76.4% for males and 55.2% for females). Economically, 2,190 persons (1,492 males and 698 females) were engaged in work activities, while 3,026 were classified as non-workers.

Administration and divisions

Administratively governed by its Gram Panchayat, the village is traditionally demarcated into historical residential and revenue sectors (*panas*). According to official electoral rolls published by the Election Commission of India, these divisions include:

Sarsod is represented in the Haryana Legislative Assembly under the Barwala assembly constituency (AC-51) and falls under the Hisar parliamentary constituency (PC-4) for general elections to the Lok Sabha.

Education

Sarsod has both public and private educational institutions. Government schools in the village include:

Private educational institutions serving the village include Sunrise Modern School and Jat High School.

Economy and infrastructure

Banking services in Sarsod are provided by both commercial and cooperative banking institutions:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Primary Census Abstract, 2011: Haryana, Hisar District, Hisar Sub-District, Sarsod (129)". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Rose, H. A. (1911). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Vol. 2. Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab. p. 376.
  3. 1 2 "Draft Electoral Rolls 2026: Haryana – Assembly Constituency 51 (Barwala), Polling Stations 42–45 (Sarsod)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Schools: District Hisar". District Administration, Hisar. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Directory of Government High and Senior Secondary Schools, District Hisar" (PDF). District Administration, Hisar. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Directory of Government Primary Schools, District Hisar" (PDF). District Administration, Hisar. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sunrise Modern School, Barwala". Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Punjab National Bank, Sarsod Branch, Hisar". Punjab National Bank. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Branch Locations". The Hisar Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "List of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)". The Hisar Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2026.