# Sarakana Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur 

# Sarakana

Sarakana is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,407 people in 644 households**, the 10th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,407people (2011)
- 644households
- 57.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Sarakana PIN code and other codes

Sarakana falls in Ghuwara sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458207

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

## How far is Sarakana from nearby towns?

- Ghuwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Ghuwara (nearest town)20 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 Sarakana?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sarakana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhagwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sarakana known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, tilli and mustard**. About 50% of the 996 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Sarakana

Of every 100 households in Sarakana in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarakana · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sarakana?

■ Sarakana · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**891

Working population ****51.3%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 46.0% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 349 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 599 (49%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 259 (21%)

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 Ghuwara

- Bandha2,868 people
- Simaria2,733 people
- Bhoyra2,604 people
- Bhelda2,528 people
- Bachhraoni2,366 people
- Halawani2,362 people
- Gorakhpura2,239 people
- Saura1,983 people

[All 55 villages in Ghuwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarakana from Chhatarpur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Sarakana?2,407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarakana in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarakana?57.0% (Census 2011)