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About Sarsana Village

Sarsana is a small village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 257 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Sarsana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 257
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarsana compares

By the 2011 count Sarsana is the 75th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 973.

Getting to Sarsana

Sarsana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarsana 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarsana from other places

Sarsana lies about 30 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Barayla Chaurasi, about 19 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 Sarsana
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Barayla Chaurasi 19 km
Nearest town Jaora 24 km
District headquarters Ratlam 30 km

Villages closest to Sarsana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsana village had a population of 493. That makes it the 75th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Sarsana village has 257 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsana has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Sarsana covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarsana falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsana is Barayla Chaurasi, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Sarsana.

Sarsana is about 30 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsana is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Piploda is about 5.5 km away. Barayla Chaurasi is about 19 km away. Jaora is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshganj (under 2 km), Sherpur (1.6 km) and Kamla Kheda (2.5 km).

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

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