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About Saras Village

Saras is a mid sized village in Ichhawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 500 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2565.84 hectares hectares.

Saras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saras village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ichhawar
Area (hectares) 2565.84 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 500
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saras compares

By the 2011 count Saras is the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 2565.84 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Saras

Saras is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saras as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Saras from other places

Saras lies about 39 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Itayakalan, about 30 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 Saras
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 25 km
Nearest railway station Itayakalan 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichhawar 32 km
District headquarters Sehore 39 km

Villages closest to Saras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saras village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Saras village has 500 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saras has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Saras covers 2565.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saras falls under Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saras is Itayakalan, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saras.

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

Saras is in Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullāhganj is about 25 km away. Itayakalan is about 30 km away. Ichhawar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magarpat (2.6 km), Lawa Khadi (6.4 km) and Balondiya (12 km).

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

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