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Sarai

सराई
Aron mandal
Pincode 473101
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shila Bai
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LGD code
499724
Pincode
473101
Post office
Aroun
Population
852
Households
183
Literacy rate
46.2%
Sex ratio
836 ♀/1000♂
Workers
302
Distance to district centre
35 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Bhopal
124 km
Distance to Delhi
473 km
Nearest railway station
Ratikheda · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
government hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sarai compares

By population, Sarai ranks #49 of 144 villages in Aron mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.2%
−5.6% vs mandal average
Sarai
46.2%
Aron mandal
51.8%
Guna district
52.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
836
−58 vs mandal average
Sarai
836
Aron mandal
894
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Sarai
4.7
Aron mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sarai at a glance

Sarai is a village of 852 people in 183 households (Census 2011) in Aron tehsil, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 49th-largest of 144 villages in Aron tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 836 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Guna district centre, 44 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 27 km from Ratikheda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473101, served by Aroun post office; the LGD village code is 499724. The nearest hospital or health centre is government hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Shila Bai, and the village votes in Raghogarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jaivardhan Singh. The population is estimated at 1,005 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sarai

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sarai · this village85246%
Pareva · Baheri2,10641%1.5 km SW
Pareva · Dataganj44445%1.5 km SW
Pareva · Aron25648%1.5 km SW
Pareva · Maksoodangarh1,69552%1.5 km SW
Pareva · Singrauli1.5 km SW
Balapur · Aron24665%1.7 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarai

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARON
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
517
Irrigated area (ha)
250
Forest area (ha)
1

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sarai

LGD code
499724
Pincode
473101
Post office
Aroun
Population (Census 2011)
852
Population (projected 2026)
1,005
Households
183
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
836
Literacy rate
46.2%
Coordinates
24.36827°N, 77.56948°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajgarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raghogarh
Member of Parliament
Rodmal Nagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jaivardhan Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Shila Bai
Block / Mandal
Aron
Getting there

How to reach Sarai

Mandal centre
Aron · ≈ 8.2 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Guna · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 12 min by car · 1 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,828 people
Jakhalon · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal124 kmcapital
  • Delhi473 km
  • Mumbai762 km
  • Hyderabad782 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRatikheda27 km
  • Hospital / PHCgovernment hospital12 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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