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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a small village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 200 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.49 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 88.49 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 200
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 139th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 88.49 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 911.

Getting to Sarra

Sarra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarra as Available within 5 - 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 41 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Obaidullaganj, about 5.2 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 Obaidullaganj 5.2 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 6.0 km
District headquarters Raisen 41 km

Villages closest to Sarra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goharganj 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 378. That makes it the 139th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Sarra village has 200 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Sarra covers 88.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Obaidullaganj, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarra.

Sarra is about 41 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 Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Obaidullaganj is about 5.2 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 5.4 km away. Goharganj is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpura (1.6 km), Jaithar (1.8 km) and Bhounrasa (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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