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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 628 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 176.05 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 628
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 60th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 176.05 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sarra

Sarra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarra from other places

Sarra lies about 56 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 28 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 Sarra
Tehsil headquarters Palari 7.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 18 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Sarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarra village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 60th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Sarra village has 628 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sarra is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarra covers 176.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarra falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Hathbandh, about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Sarra.

Sarra is about 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarra is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 7.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 18 km away. Hathbandh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhora (2.1 km), Deosundra (2.8 km) and Sakri (3.0 km).

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

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