About Sarekha Village

Sarekha is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,611, made up of 811 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.57 hectares hectares.

Sarekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarekha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Paraswada
Area (hectares)	591.57 hectares
Population	1,611
Male Population	811
Female Population	800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarekha compares

By the 2011 count Sarekha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 591.57 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

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 10+ km distance. 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 1.7 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Garra, about 5.8 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 Sarekha
Tehsil headquarters	Paraswada	1.7 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	1.7 km
Nearest town	Bālāghāt	1.7 km
Nearest railway station	Garra	5.8 km

Villages closest to Sarekha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paraswada 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 1,611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sarekha village has 811 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarekha has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

Sarekha covers 591.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarekha is Garra, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarekha.

Sarekha is about 1.7 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 Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Paraswada is about 1.7 km away. Balaghat is about 1.7 km away. Bālāghāt is about 1.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.