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About Sarana Village

Sarana is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 502 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.5 hectares hectares.

Sarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 529.5 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 502
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarana compares

By the 2011 count Sarana is the 76th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 529.5 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sarana

Sarana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarana from other places

Sarana lies about 48 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 28 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 Sarana
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 28 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Sarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarana village had a population of 956. That makes it the 76th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Sarana village has 502 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarana has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Sarana covers 529.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarana falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarana is Karanwas, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sarana.

Sarana is about 48 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarana is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Narsinghgarh is about 4.4 km away. Karanwas is about 28 km away. Rajgarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkhedi Garhi (under 2 km), Hoshiyarkhedi (under 2 km) and Khedi (under 2 km).

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

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