Village · Kurai, Seoni # Dhobi Sarra Dhobi Sarra is a village in Kurai sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,629 people in 376 households, the 13th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,629 people (2011) - 376 households - 74.2% literacy - 970 females per 1,000 males ## Dhobi Sarra PIN code and other codes Dhobi Sarra falls in Kurai sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kurai - Census village code 497130 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhobi Sarra from nearby towns? - Kurai (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Seoni (district HQ) 26 km by road - Seoni (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhobi Sarra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobi Sarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seoni - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seoni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kurai - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhobi Sarra known for? About 68% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhobi Sarra Of every 100 households in Dhobi Sarra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhobi Sarra · ■ Kurai rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 80% - Toilet within the home 36% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 85% - Tap water 2% 6% - Drinking water within premises 7% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95% - Use banking services 68% 62% - Television 16% 21% - Mobile phone 12% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 30% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhobi Sarra? ■ Dhobi Sarra · ■ Kurai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1018 1008 - Working population 52.0% 52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 66.6% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (3%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 40 (5%) · ■ Marginal 726 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurai - Pindrai 1,888 people - Riddi 1,854 people - Suktara Ryt 1,835 people - Sapapar 1,636 people - Khandasa 1,498 people - Sillor 1,473 people - Amgaon 1,234 people - Gwari 1,183 people All 186 villages in Kurai ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobi Sarra from Seoni? 26 km by road - What is the population of Dhobi Sarra? 1,629 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobi Sarra in? Seoni district (Kurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhobi Sarra? 74.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/kurai/dhobi-sarra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.