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About Sarasva Village

Sarasva is a mid sized village in Patan Veraval tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 479 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362255, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarasva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarasva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Patan Veraval
Pincode 362255
Area (hectares) 601.68 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 479
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarasva compares

By the 2011 count Sarasva is the 50th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 601.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sarasva

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

Sarasva lies about 32 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Juni Chavand, about 5.0 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 Sarasva
Nearest railway station Juni Chavand 5.0 km
Nearest town Bagasra 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan Veraval 32 km
District headquarters Junagadh 32 km

Villages closest to Sarasva

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan Veraval 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 Sarasva

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarasva village had a population of 951. That makes it the 50th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Sarasva village has 479 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarasva has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sarasva is 362255. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarasva covers 601.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarasva falls under Patan Veraval tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sarasva is Juni Chavand, about 5.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarasva.

Sarasva is about 32 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarasva is in Patan Veraval tehsil of Junagadh district. Juni Chavand is about 5.0 km away. Bagasra is about 31 km away. Patan Veraval is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deda (14 km) and Ambaliyala (44 km).

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

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