# Sarakiya Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/sarakiya/ Village · Goharganj, Raisen # Sarakiya Sarakiya is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,191 people in 438 households**, the 12th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 2,191people (2011) - 438households - 87.2%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Sarakiya PIN code and other codes Sarakiya falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockObedullaganj - Census village code484269 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarakiya from nearby towns? - Goharganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Raisen (district HQ)80 km by road - Mandideep (nearest town)6 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 Sarakiya? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sarakiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandideep - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mandideep - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sarakiya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 73% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Sarakiya Of every 100 households in Sarakiya in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sarakiya · ■ Goharganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **81% Toilet within the home ****63%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **93% Use banking services ****66%** **38% Television ****74%** **36% Mobile phone ****62%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **35% Own their home ****76%** **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 Sarakiya? ■ Sarakiya · ■ Goharganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **927 Working population ****26.6%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 79.8% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (35%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 257 (44%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 Goharganj - Noorganj2,942 people - Samnapur Kalan2,704 people - Kamton Kansiya2,503 people - Murhari2,244 people - Amoda2,103 people - Dob1,935 people - Polaha1,874 people - Barkheda1,821 people [All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarakiya from Raisen?80 km by road - What is the population of Sarakiya?2,191 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarakiya in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarakiya?87.2% (Census 2011)