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About Sargawan Village

Sargawan is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 556 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.927 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sargawan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 248.927 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 556
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sargawan compares

By the 2011 count Sargawan is the 108th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 248.927 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sargawan

Sargawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sargawan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sargawan from other places

Sargawan lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 7.1 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 Sargawan
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 7.1 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 16 km

Villages closest to Sargawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi 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 Sargawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sargawan village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 108th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Sargawan village has 556 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sargawan has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sargawan is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sargawan covers 248.927 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sargawan falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sargawan is Jairamnagar, about 7.1 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sargawan.

Sargawan is about 16 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sargawan is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 1.7 km away. Jairamnagar is about 7.1 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masturi (1.7 km), Parsada (1.8 km) and Parsadabed (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sargawan today is likely to be higher.

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