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About Sarhari Village

Sarhari is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,946, made up of 986 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 606.94 hectares
Population 1,946
Male Population 986
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarhari compares

By the 2011 count Sarhari is the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 606.94 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sarhari

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

Sarhari lies about 40 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Karonji, about 30 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 Sarhari
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Karonji 30 km
Nearest town Surajpur 40 km
District headquarters Surguja 40 km

Villages closest to Sarhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhari village had a population of 1,946. That makes it the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Sarhari village has 986 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhari has about 974 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Sarhari is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhari covers 606.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarhari falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarhari is Karonji, about 30 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 Sarhari.

Sarhari is about 40 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhari is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. Pratappur is about 8.0 km away. Karonji is about 30 km away. Surajpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsi (17 km), Bojha (17 km) and Ramkola (25 km).

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

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