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About Sarkada Village

Sarkada is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 557 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 276.34 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 557
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkada compares

By the 2011 count Sarkada is the 53rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 276.34 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sarkada

Sarkada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarkada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sankara, Santemri, Saragtora and Saraipali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarkada

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkada village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sarkada village has 557 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkada has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Sarkada covers 276.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkada falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sarkada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarkada.

Sarkada is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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