# Sarra Kalan Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Sarra Kalan

Sarra Kalan is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **450 people in 98 households**, the 111th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 450people (2011)
- 98households
- 64.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Sarra Kalan PIN code and other codes

Sarra Kalan falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484804

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

## How far is Sarra Kalan from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)100 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)15 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 Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sarra Kalan; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 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 Sarra Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and tuar**. About 88% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kalan

Of every 100 households in Sarra Kalan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarra Kalan · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**21%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**21%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**47%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Kalan?

■ Sarra Kalan · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**945

Working population ****35.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 57.3% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (25%) · **■** Other work 12 (8%) · **■** Marginal 46 (29%)

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 Silwani

- Khamariya Manpur457 people
- Singota456 people
- Amgawan454 people
- Hameerpur450 people
- Berua441 people
- Patha437 people
- Bagwada435 people
- Bardha434 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarra Kalan from Raisen?100 km by road
- What is the population of Sarra Kalan?450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarra Kalan in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarra Kalan?64.1% (Census 2011)