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About Sarkara Village

Sarkara is a small village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 116 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496245
Area (hectares) 169.57 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 116
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkara compares

By the 2011 count Sarkara is the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 169.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sarkara

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

Sarkara lies about 16 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 66 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 Sarkara
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 16 km
District headquarters Jashpur 16 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 66 km

Villages closest to Sarkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkara village had a population of 243. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Sarkara village has 116 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkara has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sarkara is 496245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkara covers 169.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarkara falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkara is Kanaroan, about 66 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 <5 km distance for Sarkara.

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

Sarkara is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Farsabahar is about 16 km away. Jashpur is about 16 km away. Jashpur Nagar 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 Bamhanmara (under 2 km), Jharan (under 2 km) and Konpara (under 2 km).

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

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