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About Sakarda Village

Sakarda is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 196 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 730 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.37 hectares hectares.

Sakarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakarda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 496.37 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 196
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 730
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakarda compares

By the 2011 count Sakarda is the 137th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 496.37 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Sakarda

Sakarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakarda as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakarda from other places

Sakarda lies about 68 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 52 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 Sakarda
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 21 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 52 km
District headquarters Raisen 68 km

Villages closest to Sakarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakarda village had a population of 339. That makes it the 137th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Sakarda village has 196 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakarda has about 730 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Sakarda covers 496.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakarda falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakarda is Ratona, about 52 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 <5 km distance for Sakarda.

Sakarda is about 68 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakarda is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 21 km away. Ratona is about 52 km away. Raisen is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakrua Gulab (1.8 km), Bareli (2.7 km) and Maddeora (3.4 km).

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

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