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About Sarasmunda Village

Sarasmunda is a small village in Loisinga tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 133 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarasmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarasmunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Loisinga
Pincode 767020
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 133
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarasmunda compares

By the 2011 count Sarasmunda is the 96th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 980.

Getting to Sarasmunda

The census records public bus service for Sarasmunda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarasmunda from other places

Sarasmunda lies about 24 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Loisingha, about 13 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 Sarasmunda
Tehsil headquarters Loisinga 12 km
Nearest railway station Loisingha 13 km
District headquarters Balangir 24 km
Nearest town Balāngīr 24 km

Villages closest to Sarasmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarasmunda village had a population of 259. That makes it the 96th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Sarasmunda village has 133 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarasmunda has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sarasmunda is 767020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarasmunda covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarasmunda falls under Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sarasmunda is Loisingha, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sarasmunda.

Sarasmunda is about 24 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarasmunda is in Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district. Loisinga is about 12 km away. Loisingha is about 13 km away. Balangir is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asuramunda (under 2 km), Laxmanapali (6.4 km) and Nuniapali (6.4 km).

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

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