About Sarkanda Village

Sarkanda is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 353 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkanda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	493555
Area (hectares)	349.87 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	353
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkanda compares

By the 2011 count Sarkanda is the 91st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 349.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Sarkanda

Sarkanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarkanda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sarkanda from other places

Sarkanda lies about 84 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 62 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 Sarkanda
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	16 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	22 km
Nearest railway station	Bagbahra	62 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	84 km

Villages closest to Sarkanda

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

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Common questions about Sarkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkanda village had a population of 725. That makes it the 91st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Sarkanda village has 353 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkanda has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Sarkanda is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkanda covers 349.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkanda falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkanda is Bagbahra, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Sarkanda.

Sarkanda is about 84 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkanda is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 22 km away. Bagbahra is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.