| Sarila | |
| Settlement Type: | tehsil |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.77°N 79.68°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamirpur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 129 |
| Population Total: | 7858 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | UP 91 |
Sarila is a town, a former princely state and a nagar panchayat in Hamirpur district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Sarila is located at 25.77°N 79.68°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 129m (423feet). It is situated on Rath-Jalapur Road or MDR-41B. It is 28km (17miles) from Rath.
Sarila is governed by a municipality under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act. The council is called a nagar panchayat.
Sarila is the headquarters of the subdivision, which is headed by a sub-divisional magistrate (S.D.M.), who is assisted by four officers: one tehsil magistrate and nayab tehsil magistrates.
Sarila city's security is maintained by Sarila Kotwali. Sarila police circle is headed by CO sarila.
India census,[2] Sarila had a population of 7,858. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sarila has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 33%. In Sarila, 17% of the population is under six years of age.
Maharaja Chhatrasal conquered the area now known as Bundelkhand from the Mughals in the 17th century. One of his grandsons, Raja Pahar Singh of Jaitpur, received Sarila, built Sarila fortress and in 1755 founded the Hindu princely state covering 91 km2.
In 1807 Sarila accepted a British protectorate and became a non-salute state under the colonial Bundelkhand Agency. It had a population of 6,298 in 1901 and a state revenue of 59,147 rupees. The privy purse would be fixed at 18,650 rupees.
The state ceased to exist on 1 January 1950 by accession to Madhya Pradesh.
The rulers bore the title of raja.[3]
Jhanda bazaar and Nestle market is a famous area of Sarila's city center.
There are many historical places, princely palace, Hindu temples and mosques located in Sarila.
A number of senior secondary and secondary schools are available in Sarila: