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About Sakarwara Village

Sakarwara is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 317 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.82 hectares hectares.

Sakarwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakarwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 260.82 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 317
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakarwara compares

By the 2011 count Sakarwara is the 97th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 260.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sakarwara

Sakarwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sakarwara as Available within 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 Sakarwara from other places

Sakarwara lies about 50 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Ratangaon, about 7.5 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 Sakarwara
Nearest railway station Ratangaon 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 19 km
Nearest town Sihorā 37 km
District headquarters Katni 50 km

Villages closest to Sakarwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakarwara village had a population of 629. That makes it the 97th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Sakarwara village has 317 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakarwara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Sakarwara covers 260.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakarwara falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakarwara is Ratangaon, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance for Sakarwara.

Sakarwara is about 50 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakarwara is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Ratangaon is about 7.5 km away. Bahoriband is about 19 km away. Sihorā is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghraj Kalan (under 2 km), Mardangarh (2.5 km) and Rakseha (2.5 km).

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

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