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About Sarshiv Village

Sarshiv is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 518 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares.

Sarshiv Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarshiv village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 518
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarshiv compares

By the 2011 count Sarshiv is the 82nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sarshiv

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

Sarshiv lies about 38 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 45 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 Sarshiv
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 21 km
District headquarters Buldana 38 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 45 km

Villages closest to Sarshiv

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarshiv village had a population of 989. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sarshiv village has 518 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarshiv has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Sarshiv covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarshiv falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sarshiv is Khamgaon, about 45 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 Sarshiv.

Sarshiv is about 38 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarshiv is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 21 km away. Buldana is about 38 km away. Khamgaon is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudnapur (under 2 km), Thar Bardapur (2.5 km) and Kasarkhed (3.0 km).

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

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