About Sarastal Village

Sarastal is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 304 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarastal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarastal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Premnagar
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	861.35 hectares
Population	627
Male Population	304
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarastal compares

By the 2011 count Sarastal is the 38th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 861.35 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Sarastal

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

Sarastal lies about 66 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 34 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 Sarastal
Tehsil headquarters	Premnagar	14 km
Nearest town	Baikunthpur	34 km
Nearest railway station	Chirmiri	34 km
District headquarters	Surguja	66 km

Villages closest to Sarastal

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

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Common questions about Sarastal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarastal village had a population of 627. That makes it the 38th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Sarastal village has 304 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarastal has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Sarastal is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarastal covers 861.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarastal falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarastal is Chirmiri, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Sarastal.

Sarastal is about 66 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarastal is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Premnagar is about 14 km away. Baikunthpur is about 34 km away. Chirmiri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.