About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 350 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.88 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Tehsil	Chandla
Area (hectares)	669.88 hectares
Population	685
Male Population	350
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 53rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 669.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 863.

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 5 - 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 Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 55 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters	Chandla	9.3 km
Nearest town	Lauri	18 km
Nearest railway station	Singhpur Dumra	23 km
District headquarters	Chhatarpur	55 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 685. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Sarai village has 350 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 863.

Sarai covers 669.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarai falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Singhpur Dumra, about 23 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 village for Sarai.

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

Sarai is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 9.3 km away. Lauri is about 18 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.