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About Sarso Village

Sarso is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 627 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.38 hectares hectares.

Sarso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarso village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 783.38 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 627
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarso compares

By the 2011 count Sarso is the 67th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 783.38 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sarso

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

Sarso lies about 34 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Saktesgarh, about 7.1 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 Sarso
Nearest railway station Saktesgarh 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 12 km
Nearest town Chunār 22 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 34 km

Villages closest to Sarso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarso village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 67th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Sarso village has 627 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarso has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Sarso covers 783.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarso falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarso is Saktesgarh, about 7.1 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 and private bus service as Available for Sarso.

Sarso is about 34 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarso is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Saktesgarh is about 7.1 km away. Marihan is about 12 km away. Chunār 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 Pokhraud (4.0 km), Matihani (5.1 km) and Bishunpur (5.2 km).

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

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