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About Sarai Bahra Village

Sarai Bahra is a small village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 143 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.08 hectares hectares.

Sarai Bahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Bahra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 141.08 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 143
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai Bahra compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Bahra is the 156th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 141.08 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sarai Bahra

Sarai Bahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai Bahra as Available within <5 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 Sarai Bahra from other places

Sarai Bahra lies about 75 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Umaria, 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 Sarai Bahra
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 32 km
Nearest railway station Umaria 35 km
District headquarters Shahdol 75 km

Villages closest to Sarai Bahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitpur 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 Sarai Bahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Bahra village had a population of 289. That makes it the 156th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Sarai Bahra village has 143 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Bahra has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Sarai Bahra covers 141.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai Bahra falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Bahra is Umaria, 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 10+ km distance for Sarai Bahra.

Sarai Bahra is about 75 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Bahra is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 32 km away. Umaria is about 35 km away. Shahdol is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (2.9 km), Bhamala (5.1 km) and Rasmohani (7.8 km).

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

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