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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 465 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 803 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 465
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 31st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 892.

Getting to Sarra

Sarra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 52 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 50 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 Gairatganj 9.7 km
Nearest town Begamganj 28 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 50 km
District headquarters Raisen 52 km

Villages closest to Sarra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 861. That makes it the 31st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Sarra village has 465 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Sarra covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Sorai, about 50 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarra.

Sarra is about 52 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 Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 9.7 km away. Begamganj is about 28 km away. Sorai is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saliwada (1.5 km), Kitora (1.6 km) and Panjhirpa (2.1 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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