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About Sarkanpur Village

Sarkanpur is a mid sized village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 346 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkanpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Tijara
Pincode 301411
Area (hectares) 161.94 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 346
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sarkanpur is the 141st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 161.94 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sarkanpur

Sarkanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarkanpur as Available within 10+ 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 Sarkanpur from other places

Sarkanpur lies about 50 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khanpur Ahir, about 22 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 Sarkanpur
Tehsil headquarters Tijara 8.4 km
Nearest town Tijāra 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Khanpur Ahir 22 km
District headquarters Alwar 50 km

Villages closest to Sarkanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkanpur village had a population of 672. That makes it the 141st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Sarkanpur village has 346 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkanpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Sarkanpur is 301411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkanpur covers 161.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkanpur falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sarkanpur is Khanpur Ahir, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Sarkanpur.

Sarkanpur is about 50 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkanpur is in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Tijara is about 8.4 km away. Tijāra is about 8.4 km away. Khanpur Ahir is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundana (under 2 km), Ishroda (1.7 km) and Bhojawas (2.5 km).

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

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