Skip to main content

About Bakal Sarra Village

Bakal Sarra is a small village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 159 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,245 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakal Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakal Sarra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 507.22 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 159
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,245
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakal Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Bakal Sarra is the 78th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 507.22 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bakal Sarra

Bakal Sarra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakal Sarra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bakal Sarra from other places

Bakal Sarra lies about 39 km from Gondiya. 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 Bakal Sarra
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 3.3 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 27 km
District headquarters Gondiya 39 km

Villages closest to Bakal Sarra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salekasa 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 Bakal Sarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakal Sarra village had a population of 357. That makes it the 78th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Bakal Sarra village has 159 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakal Sarra has about 1245 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bakal Sarra is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakal Sarra covers 507.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakal Sarra falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bakal Sarra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakal Sarra.

Bakal Sarra is about 39 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakal Sarra is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 3.3 km away. Dongargarh is about 27 km away. Gondiya is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhadi (2.2 km), Pipariya (2.9 km) and Nimba (2.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.