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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 402 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.01 hectares hectares.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 286.01 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 402
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 44th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 286.01 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sarra

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

How far is Sarra from other places

Sarra lies about 64 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Nidhani, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Nidhani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 12 km
Nearest town Nainpur 28 km
District headquarters Seoni 64 km

Villages closest to Sarra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansaur 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 816. That makes it the 44th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Sarra village has 402 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Sarra covers 286.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarra falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Nidhani, about 12 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 Sarra.

Sarra is about 64 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarra is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Nidhani is about 12 km away. Ghansaur is about 12 km away. Nainpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (2.2 km), Deori Kalan (2.2 km) and Agariya Khurd (2.2 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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