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About Sarasmal Village

Sarasmal is a small village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 179 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarasmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarasmal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 152.63 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 179
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarasmal compares

By the 2011 count Sarasmal is the 127th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 152.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sarasmal

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

Sarasmal lies about 14 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 13 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 Sarasmal
Nearest railway station Raigarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 14 km

Villages closest to Sarasmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarasmal village had a population of 364. That makes it the 127th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Sarasmal village has 179 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarasmal has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sarasmal is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarasmal covers 152.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarasmal falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarasmal is Raigarh, about 13 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 Sarasmal.

Sarasmal is about 14 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarasmal is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 13 km away. Pusour is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karrajor (under 2 km), Jampali (1.7 km) and Suloni (1.8 km).

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

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