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About Sarakha Village

Sarakha is a mid sized village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 271 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarakha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Pincode 441401
Area (hectares) 745.47 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 271
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarakha compares

By the 2011 count Sarakha is the 74th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 745.47 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 961.

Getting to Sarakha

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

Sarakha lies about 39 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Ramtek, about 7.2 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 Sarakha
Nearest railway station Ramtek 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 8.6 km
District headquarters Nagpur 39 km

Villages closest to Sarakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarakha village had a population of 552. That makes it the 74th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Sarakha village has 271 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarakha has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sarakha is 441401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarakha covers 745.47 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.

Sarakha falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sarakha is Ramtek, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarakha.

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

Sarakha is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Ramtek is about 7.2 km away. Rāmtek is about 8.6 km away. Nagpur 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 Borda (under 2 km), Khumari (2.5 km) and Bondri (3.3 km).

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

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