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About Sarastal Village

Sarastal is a small village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 159 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarastal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarastal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Khadganva
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 314.02 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 159
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarastal compares

By the 2011 count Sarastal is the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 314.02 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 994.

Getting to Sarastal

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

Sarastal lies about 32 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 34 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 Sarastal
Tehsil headquarters Khadganva 32 km
District headquarters Koriya 32 km
Nearest town Baikunthpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Chirmiri 34 km

Villages closest to Sarastal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarastal village had a population of 327. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Sarastal village has 159 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarastal has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sarastal is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarastal covers 314.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarastal falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarastal is Chirmiri, about 34 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 Sarastal.

Sarastal is about 32 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarastal is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Khadganva is about 32 km away. Koriya is about 32 km away. Baikunthpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparbahara (6.0 km), Mugum (9.2 km) and Bari (9.6 km).

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

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