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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 618 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.87 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 425.87 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 618
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 31st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 425.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Sarra

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

Sarra lies about 72 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 13 km
Nearest town Bareli 13 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 19 km
District headquarters Raisen 72 km

Villages closest to Sarra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baraily 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 1,155. That makes it the 31st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Sarra village has 618 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Sarra covers 425.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarra falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Pipariya, about 19 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 Sarra.

Sarra is about 72 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarra is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 13 km away. Bareli is about 13 km away. Pipariya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangrol (under 2 km), Seoni (1.7 km) and Dhabla (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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