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About Sarma Village

Sarma is a small village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 134 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 417.29 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 134
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarma compares

By the 2011 count Sarma is the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 417.29 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sarma

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

Sarma lies about 34 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Karonji, about 2.8 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 Sarma
Nearest railway station Karonji 2.8 km
Nearest town Surajpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaypur 34 km
District headquarters Surguja 34 km

Villages closest to Sarma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarma village had a population of 261. That makes it the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Sarma village has 134 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarma has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Sarma covers 417.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarma falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarma is Karonji, about 2.8 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 Sarma.

Sarma is about 34 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarma is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. Karonji is about 2.8 km away. Surajpur is about 8.1 km away. Udaypur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namna Khurd (31 km), Nunera (32 km) and Khamhariya (32 km).

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

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