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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Aron tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 464 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Aron
Area (hectares) 517 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 464
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 47th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 791 residents. Its 517 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 40 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 27 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 Aron 16 km
Nearest town Āron 16 km
Nearest railway station Ratikheda 27 km
District headquarters Guna 40 km

Villages closest to Sarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aron 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 852. That makes it the 47th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 791 residents.

Sarai village has 464 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Sarai covers 517 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarai falls under Aron tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Ratikheda, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 40 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Aron tehsil of Guna district. Aron is about 16 km away. Āron is about 16 km away. Ratikheda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pareva (1.5 km), Balapur (1.7 km) and Panwadi Hat (2.7 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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