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About Sarkheda Village

Sarkheda is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 485 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.75 hectares hectares.

Sarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 396.75 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 485
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Sarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Sarkheda is the 45th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 396.75 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sarkheda

Sarkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarkheda 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 Sarkheda from other places

Sarkheda lies about 39 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 35 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 Sarkheda
Tehsil headquarters Deori 19 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 19 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 35 km
District headquarters Sagar 39 km

Villages closest to Sarkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkheda village had a population of 901. That makes it the 45th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Sarkheda village has 485 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkheda has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Sarkheda covers 396.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkheda falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkheda is Girwar, about 35 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 Sarkheda.

Sarkheda is about 39 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkheda is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 19 km away. Deori Khās is about 19 km away. Girwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkhera (under 2 km), Ghasipatti (2.2 km) and Sonpur (2.6 km).

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

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