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About Saraha Village

Saraha is a mid sized village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 335 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.58 hectares hectares.

Saraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Deosar
Area (hectares) 199.58 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 335
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraha compares

By the 2011 count Saraha is the 144th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 199.58 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Saraha

Saraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saraha from other places

Saraha lies about 30 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Bargawan, 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 Saraha
Nearest railway station Bargawan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Deosar 30 km
District headquarters Singrauli 30 km

Villages closest to Saraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraha village had a population of 677. That makes it the 144th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Saraha village has 335 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraha has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Saraha covers 199.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraha falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraha is Bargawan, 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 village for Saraha.

Saraha is about 30 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraha is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Bargawan is about 16 km away. Deosar is about 30 km away. Singrauli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraudha (under 2 km), Khairabada (2.9 km) and Birchhi (3.5 km).

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

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