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About Sarag Village

Sarag is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 60 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarag village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 23.59 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 60
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 174th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 23.59 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Sarag

Sarag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarag as Available within village. 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 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 16 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
Nearest town Ratanpur 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghumarwin 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Sarag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghumarwin 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 119. That makes it the 174th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Sarag village has 60 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarag has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Sarag is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarag covers 23.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarag falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarag is Kargi Road, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarag.

Sarag is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarag is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 5.1 km away. Kargi Road is about 16 km away. Ghumarwin is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhareri (13 km), Dun (16 km) and Kotla (16 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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