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About Sahrai Village

Sahrai is a large village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,670, made up of 1,913 males and 1,757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1053 hectares hectares.

Sahrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 1053 hectares
Population 3,670
Male Population 1,913
Female Population 1,757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahrai compares

By the 2011 count Sahrai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 1053 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sahrai

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

Sahrai lies about 37 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Guneru Bamori, about 9.8 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 Sahrai
Nearest railway station Guneru Bamori 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 15 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 37 km

Villages closest to Sahrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahrai village had a population of 3,670. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Sahrai village has 1,913 males and 1,757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahrai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Sahrai covers 1053 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahrai falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahrai is Guneru Bamori, about 9.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahrai.

Sahrai is about 37 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahrai is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Guneru Bamori is about 9.8 km away. Mungaoli is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singarda (2.0 km), Janakpur (3.0 km) and Achalgarh (3.4 km).

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

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