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About Sarat Village

Sarat is a large village in Sharata tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,899, made up of 1,969 males and 1,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757079, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarat village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Sharata
Pincode 757079
Area (hectares) 928 hectares
Population 3,899
Male Population 1,969
Female Population 1,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarat compares

By the 2011 count Sarat is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 928 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sarat

Sarat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sarat from other places

Sarat lies about 68 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sabira, about 37 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 Sarat
Tehsil headquarters Sharata under 2 km
Nearest town Anandpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Sabira 37 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 68 km

Villages closest to Sarat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarat village had a population of 3,899. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Sarat village has 1,969 males and 1,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarat has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Sarat is 757079. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarat covers 928 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarat falls under Sharata tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sarat is Sabira, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarat.

Sarat is about 68 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarat is in Sharata tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Sharata is about under 2 km away. Anandpur is about 34 km away. Sabira is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sripadamanjaripur (9.1 km), Kalamgadia (20 km) and Badasimilia (34 km).

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

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