# Saro Kalan Village, Gopadbanas, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/gopadbanas/saro-kalan/ Village · Gopadbanas, Sidhi # Saro Kalan Saro Kalan is a village in Gopadbanas sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,211 people in 246 households**, the 73rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 1,211people (2011) - 246households - 65.1%literacy - 1,005females per 1,000 males ## Saro Kalan PIN code and other codes Saro Kalan falls in Gopadbanas sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSidhi - Census village code502767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saro Kalan from nearby towns? - Sidhi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sidhi (district HQ)25 km by road - Sidhi (nearest town)25 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 Saro Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Saro Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Pakara - ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Saro Kalan known for? About 17% of the 510 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Saro Kalan Of every 100 households in Saro Kalan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Saro Kalan · ■ Gopadbanas rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **33% Toilet within the home ****1%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****43%** **30% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****23%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **45% Own their home ****99%** **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 Saro Kalan? ■ Saro Kalan · ■ Gopadbanas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **63.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **908 Working population ****36.1%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (44%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 194 (44%) 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 Gopadbanas - Mohariya Kalan1,277 people - Barhai1,266 people - Sukwari Majhari1,266 people - Semarhiya Tola1,241 people - Bhelki Khurd1,207 people - Kothar1,198 people - Kothar1,178 people - Hathinapur1,175 people [All 202 villages in Gopadbanas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/gopadbanas/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saro Kalan from Sidhi?25 km by road - What is the population of Saro Kalan?1,211 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saro Kalan in?Sidhi district (Gopadbanas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saro Kalan?65.1% (Census 2011)