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About Sarjekot Village

Sarjekot is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 523 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.7 hectares hectares.

Sarjekot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarjekot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 66.7 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 523
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarjekot compares

By the 2011 count Sarjekot is the 30th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 66.7 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Sarjekot

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

Sarjekot lies about 62 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 34 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 Sarjekot
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 11 km
Nearest railway station Kudal 34 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 52 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 62 km

Villages closest to Sarjekot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarjekot village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 30th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Sarjekot village has 523 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarjekot has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Sarjekot covers 66.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarjekot falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sarjekot is Kudal, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Sarjekot.

Sarjekot is about 62 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarjekot is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 11 km away. Kudal is about 34 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahan (5.0 km), Kolamb (12 km) and Revandi (12 km).

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

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