About Saraswahi Village

Saraswahi is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 596 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767 hectares hectares.

Saraswahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraswahi village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	767 hectares
Population	1,158
Male Population	596
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Saraswahi compares

By the 2011 count Saraswahi is the 46th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 767 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Saraswahi

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

Saraswahi lies about 7.5 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is New Katni Junction, about 3.1 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 Saraswahi
Nearest railway station	New Katni Junction	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	7.5 km
District headquarters	Katni	7.5 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	7.5 km

Villages closest to Saraswahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraswahi village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 46th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Saraswahi village has 596 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraswahi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Saraswahi covers 767 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saraswahi falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraswahi is New Katni Junction, about 3.1 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 Saraswahi.

Saraswahi is about 7.5 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraswahi is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. New Katni Junction is about 3.1 km away. Murwara is about 7.5 km away. Katni is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.