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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 315 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.83 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 139.83 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 315
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 59th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 139.83 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

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 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. 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 Silwani 16 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 Silwani 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 630. That makes it the 59th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Sarra village has 315 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Sarra covers 139.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarra falls under Silwani 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.

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 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 Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 16 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 Kota Khajari (5.7 km), Suneti (6.6 km) and Pipliya Khurd (7.5 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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