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About Sarav Village

Sarav is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 415 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.82 hectares hectares.

Sarav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 616.82 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 415
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarav compares

By the 2011 count Sarav is the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 616.82 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sarav

Sarav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarav as Available within village. 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 Sarav from other places

Sarav lies about 13 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 6.1 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 Sarav
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 6.1 km
Nearest town Umbri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 13 km
District headquarters Akola 13 km

Villages closest to Sarav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarav village had a population of 802. That makes it the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sarav village has 415 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarav has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Sarav covers 616.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarav falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sarav is Barsitakli, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarav.

Sarav is about 13 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarav is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 6.1 km away. Umbri is about 12 km away. Barshitakli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alanda (2.2 km), Rustamabad (2.4 km) and Katkheda (2.6 km).

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

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