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About Sarajapur Village

Sarajapur is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 619 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.13 hectares hectares.

Sarajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarajapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 599.13 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 619
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sarajapur compares

By the 2011 count Sarajapur is the 33rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 599.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sarajapur

Sarajapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarajapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarajapur from other places

Sarajapur lies about 24 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 5.6 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 Sarajapur
Nearest railway station Kolaras 5.6 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 24 km

Villages closest to Sarajapur

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 Sarajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarajapur village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sarajapur village has 619 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarajapur has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Sarajapur covers 599.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarajapur is Kolaras, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sarajapur.

Sarajapur is about 24 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarajapur is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 5.6 km away. Shivpuri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkheda (under 2 km), Chandeni (1.9 km) and Bhataua (2.3 km).

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

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