# Sarekha Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Sarekha

Sarekha is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 102 households**, the 196th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 461people (2011)
- 102households
- 80.8%literacy
- 1,095females per 1,000 males

## Sarekha PIN code and other codes

Sarekha falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498004

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sarekha from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)61 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)17 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sarekha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarekha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanderi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sarekha known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and kodu**. About 83% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sarekha

Of every 100 households in Sarekha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarekha · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sarekha?

■ Sarekha · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**981

Working population ****56.4%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 73.1% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 227 (87%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baihar

- Chhinditola471 people
- Harrabhat470 people
- Jagla470 people
- Parsatola462 people
- Baherakhar460 people
- Niwas448 people
- Deogaon446 people
- Khalaundi438 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarekha from Balaghat?61 km by road
- What is the population of Sarekha?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarekha in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarekha?80.8% (Census 2011)