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About Sarkhandi Village

Sarkhandi is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 432 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.65 hectares hectares.

Sarkhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkhandi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 233.65 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 432
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkhandi compares

By the 2011 count Sarkhandi is the 55th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 233.65 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sarkhandi

Sarkhandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarkhandi as Available within 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 Sarkhandi from other places

Sarkhandi lies about 28 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 16 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 Sarkhandi
Nearest railway station Khonker 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 20 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 28 km

Villages closest to Sarkhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkhandi village had a population of 853. That makes it the 55th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sarkhandi village has 432 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkhandi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Sarkhandi covers 233.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkhandi falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkhandi is Khonker, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarkhandi.

Sarkhandi is about 28 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkhandi is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 16 km away. Kolaras is about 20 km away. Shivpuri 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 Karmai Sahrana (under 2 km), Kumharaua (1.6 km) and Suator (2.9 km).

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

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