The area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.

[2] According to the 2011 Census of India, Sarath had a population of 5,692, of which 2,981 (52%) were males and 2,711 (48%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Sarath was 4,682 (71.61% of the population over 6 years).

[4] Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Sarath, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006.

[5] High School Gopibandh is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1980.