About Saraia Village

Saraia is a large village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,770, made up of 1,436 males and 1,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Bausi
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	2,770
Male Population	1,436
Female Population	1,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saraia from other places

Saraia lies about 34 km from Banka. 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 Saraia
Nearest town	Godda	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bausi	29 km
District headquarters	Banka	34 km

Villages closest to Saraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bausi 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 Saraia

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 2,770. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Saraia village has 1,436 males and 1,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Saraia covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraia.

Saraia is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 15 km away. Bausi is about 29 km away. Banka is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.