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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 599 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.77 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 803.77 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 599
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 80th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 803.77 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 63 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hatanpur, about 19 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 Sarai
Nearest railway station Hatanpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 27 km
District headquarters Betul 63 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 80th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Sarai village has 599 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Sarai covers 803.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarai falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Hatanpur, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 63 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hatanpur is about 19 km away. Multai is about 27 km away. Betul is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangai (2.5 km), Musakhapa (2.9 km) and Dunawa (3.4 km).

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

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