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About Sarkhor Village

Sarkhor is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,700, made up of 2,352 males and 2,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1290.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkhor village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 1290.76 hectares
Population 4,700
Male Population 2,352
Female Population 2,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkhor compares

By the 2011 count Sarkhor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 1290.76 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sarkhor

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

Sarkhor lies about 91 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 35 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 Sarkhor
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 21 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 21 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 35 km
District headquarters Raipur 91 km

Villages closest to Sarkhor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Sarkhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkhor village had a population of 4,700. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Sarkhor village has 2,352 males and 2,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkhor has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sarkhor is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkhor covers 1290.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkhor falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkhor is Nipania, about 35 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 Sarkhor.

Sarkhor is about 91 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkhor is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 21 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 21 km away. Nipania is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandariya (2.4 km), Bajarbhata (2.8 km) and Gangai (3.8 km).

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

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