About Sarekha Village

Sarekha is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 220 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.57 hectares hectares.

Sarekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarekha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	232.57 hectares
Population	461
Male Population	220
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarekha compares

By the 2011 count Sarekha is the 182nd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 232.57 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1032.

Getting to Sarekha

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

Sarekha lies about 46 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 44 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 Sarekha
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	12 km
Nearest town	Malajkhand	14 km
Nearest railway station	Dhapewara	44 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	46 km

Villages closest to Sarekha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarekha village had a population of 461. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Sarekha village has 220 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarekha has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Sarekha covers 232.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarekha falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarekha is Dhapewara, about 44 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 Sarekha.

Sarekha is about 46 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarekha is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 12 km away. Malajkhand is about 14 km away. Dhapewara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.