About Sarawak Village

Sarawak is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 1,023 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarawak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarawak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	1,858
Male Population	1,023
Female Population	835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	816
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarawak compares

By the 2011 count Sarawak is the 44th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sarawak

Sarawak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarawak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarawak from other places

Sarawak lies about 28 km from Aurangabad. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sarawak
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	4.8 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	28 km

Villages closest to Sarawak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sarawak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarawak village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 44th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Sarawak village has 1,023 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarawak has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sarawak is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarawak covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarawak falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Sarawak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarawak.

Sarawak is about 28 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarawak is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 4.8 km away. Aurangabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.