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About Sarakhi Village

Sarakhi is a large village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,564, made up of 2,251 males and 2,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarakhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 931.76 hectares
Population 4,564
Male Population 2,251
Female Population 2,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarakhi compares

By the 2011 count Sarakhi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 931.76 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sarakhi

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

How far is Sarakhi from other places

Sarakhi lies about 19 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Abhanpur Junction, about 7.1 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 Sarakhi
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Abhanpur Junction 7.1 km
District headquarters Raipur 19 km

Villages closest to Sarakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarakhi village had a population of 4,564. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Sarakhi village has 2,251 males and 2,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarakhi has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sarakhi is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarakhi covers 931.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarakhi falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarakhi is Abhanpur Junction, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sarakhi.

Sarakhi is about 19 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarakhi is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Abhanpur is about 6.6 km away. Abhanpur Junction is about 7.1 km away. Raipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolar (under 2 km), Biroda (2.4 km) and Amner (3.1 km).

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

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