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About Sarkada Village

Sarkada is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 910 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 602.11 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 910
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkada compares

By the 2011 count Sarkada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 602.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1038.

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 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 Sarkada from other places

Sarkada lies about 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 17 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 Sarkada
Nearest town Mahāsamund 16 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Sarkada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkada village had a population of 1,816. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Sarkada village has 910 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkada has about 996 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 1038.

The pincode recorded for Sarkada is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkada covers 602.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkada falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkada is Mahasamund, about 17 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 Sarkada.

Sarkada is about 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkada is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 16 km away. Mahasamund is about 17 km away. Chhura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagjhar (1.5 km), Tenwari (3.2 km) and Sorid Kalan (4.0 km).

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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