# Sarekha Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/sarekha/ Village · Paraswada, Balaghat # Sarekha Sarekha is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,611 people in 343 households**, the 8th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 1,611people (2011) - 343households - 80.3%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Sarekha PIN code and other codes Sarekha falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockParaswada - Census village code498388 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? - Paraswada (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)88 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sarekha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumadehi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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? About 57% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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, 56 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarekha · ■ Paraswada rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **65% Toilet within the home ****11%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****18%** **14% Mobile phone ****24%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **33% Own their home ****91%** **94% 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 · ■ Paraswada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **981 Working population ****49.8%** **52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (16%) · **■** Marginal 341 (42%) 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 Paraswada - Kurenda1,832 people - Dongariya1,794 people - Chandna1,770 people - Bhikewada1,676 people - Kanai1,582 people - Chini1,552 people - Kharpadiya1,510 people - Pondi1,494 people [All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarekha from Balaghat?88 km by road - What is the population of Sarekha?1,611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarekha in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarekha?80.3% (Census 2011)