About Sarra Village

Sarra is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 457 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.83 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lanji
Area (hectares)	407.83 hectares
Population	927
Male Population	457
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 407.83 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sarra

Sarra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sarra from other places

Sarra lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 30 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 Sarra
Tehsil headquarters	Lanji	10 km
Nearest railway station	Salekasa	30 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	38 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	55 km

Villages closest to Sarra

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.

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Common questions about Sarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarra village had a population of 927. That makes it the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Sarra village has 457 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Sarra covers 407.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Salekasa, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarra.

Sarra is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarra is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 10 km away. Salekasa is about 30 km away. Khairāgarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.