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About Sarkada Village

Sarkada is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 323 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, 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 Rajim
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 273.41 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 323
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkada compares

By the 2011 count Sarkada is the 75th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 273.41 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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 <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 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 Rajim 22 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 Rajim 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 664. That makes it the 75th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Sarkada village has 323 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkada has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sarkada is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkada covers 273.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkada falls under Rajim 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 <5 km distance 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 Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 16 km away. Mahasamund is about 17 km away. Rajim is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudsa (2.0 km), Borid (3.4 km) and Parsadakalan (3.5 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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