# Sarra Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Sarra

Sarra is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 198 households**, the 80th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 927people (2011)
- 198households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Sarra PIN code and other codes

Sarra falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498572

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

## How far is Sarra from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)73 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 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 Sarra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sarra known for?

About 26% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Sarra

Of every 100 households in Sarra in 2011, 29 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarra · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**72%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sarra?

■ Sarra · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**987

Working population ****60.8%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 47.5% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 288 (51%)

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 Lanji

- Andhiyatola971 people
- Sogalpur968 people
- Dewarbeli943 people
- Borikhurd941 people
- Manpur909 people
- Kharregaon899 people
- Kareja873 people
- Paraswada871 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarra from Balaghat?73 km by road
- What is the population of Sarra?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarra in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarra?58.9% (Census 2011)