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About Sarsela Village

Sarsela is a small village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 234 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.14 hectares hectares.

Sarsela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 209.14 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 234
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Sarsela compares

By the 2011 count Sarsela is the 109th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 209.14 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Sarsela

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

Sarsela lies about 48 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Rithi, about 45 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 Sarsela
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 11 km
Nearest railway station Rithi 45 km
District headquarters Panna 48 km

Villages closest to Sarsela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsela village had a population of 433. That makes it the 109th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Sarsela village has 234 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsela has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Sarsela covers 209.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarsela falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsela is Rithi, about 45 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 Sarsela.

Sarsela is about 48 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsela is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 11 km away. Rithi is about 45 km away. Panna is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilha (under 2 km), Chandanpur (1.5 km) and Badkhera (1.7 km).

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

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