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About Sarola Village

Sarola is a small village in Manendragarh tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 233 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Manendragarh
Pincode 497442
Area (hectares) 137.22 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 233
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarola compares

By the 2011 count Sarola is the 69th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 647 residents. Its 137.22 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sarola

Sarola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarola 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarola from other places

Sarola lies about 60 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Kotma, about 4.8 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 Sarola
Nearest town Pasan 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Kotma 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manendragarh 28 km
District headquarters Koriya 60 km

Villages closest to Sarola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarola village had a population of 457. That makes it the 69th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 647 residents.

Sarola village has 233 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarola has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sarola is 497442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarola covers 137.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarola falls under Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarola is Kotma, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarola.

Sarola is about 60 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarola is in Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district. Pasan is about 3.6 km away. Kotma is about 4.8 km away. Manendragarh 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 Kothari (20 km), Lohari (23 km) and Pendri (23 km).

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

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