# Sarra Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Sarra

Sarra is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 215 households**, the 26th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,103people (2011)
- 215households
- 62.1%literacy
- 823females per 1,000 males

## Sarra PIN code and other codes

Sarra falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487861

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?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)82 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Pipariya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 534 hectares of village land is sown, and 391 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, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarra · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**935

Working population ****33.5%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 46.0% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 131 (35%)

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 Pipariya

- Panari1,316 people
- Singoda1,261 people
- Thuta Dahelwada1,208 people
- Seoni1,158 people
- Khaira1,077 people
- Sohjani1,025 people
- Rechheda1,016 people
- Tada954 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarra from Hoshangabad?82 km by road
- What is the population of Sarra?1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarra in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarra?62.1% (Census 2011)