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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a small village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 161 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.59 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 233.59 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 161
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 233.59 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sarra

The census records public bus service for Sarra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarra from other places

Sarra lies about 13 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jhalwara, about 2.1 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 Sarra
Nearest railway station Jhalwara 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 13 km
District headquarters Katni 13 km
Nearest town Murwāra 13 km

Villages closest to Sarra

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.

Common questions about Sarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarra village had a population of 328. That makes it the 96th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Sarra village has 161 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Sarra covers 233.59 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Jhalwara, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sarra.

Sarra is about 13 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarra is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Jhalwara is about 2.1 km away. Murwara is about 13 km away. Katni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katangi Khurd (1.8 km), Katangi Kalan (1.8 km) and Bichhiya (1.9 km).

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

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