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About Sadra Village

Sadra is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,120, made up of 1,048 males and 1,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.65 hectares hectares.

Sadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 379.65 hectares
Population 2,120
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 1,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadra compares

By the 2011 count Sadra is the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 379.65 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sadra

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

Sadra lies about 49 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 14 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 Sadra
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 14 km
Nearest town Gondiā 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 49 km

Villages closest to Sadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadra village had a population of 2,120. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Sadra village has 1,048 males and 1,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadra has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Sadra covers 379.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadra falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sadra is Amgaon, about 14 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 Sadra.

Sadra is about 49 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadra is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.9 km away. Amgaon is about 14 km away. Gondiā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahegaon (under 2 km), Kareja (2.0 km) and Phophsa (2.2 km).

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

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