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About Sarsinwa Village

Sarsinwa is one of the larger villages in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,216, made up of 3,079 males and 3,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsinwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsinwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 774.43 hectares
Population 6,216
Male Population 3,079
Female Population 3,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarsinwa compares

By the 2011 count Sarsinwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 774.43 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sarsinwa

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

Sarsinwa lies about 141 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 42 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 Sarsinwa
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 21 km
Nearest town Saraipali 36 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 141 km

Villages closest to Sarsinwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsinwa village had a population of 6,216. 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 983 residents.

Sarsinwa village has 3,079 males and 3,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsinwa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sarsinwa is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsinwa covers 774.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarsinwa falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsinwa is Sakti, about 42 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 village for Sarsinwa.

Sarsinwa is about 141 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsinwa is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 21 km away. Saraipali is about 36 km away. Sakti is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipardula (1.8 km), Jhumka (1.8 km) and Kodwa (1.9 km).

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

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