About Sarba Village

Sarba is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 478 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Sarba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	894
Male Population	478
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarba compares

By the 2011 count Sarba is the 80th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 80 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 912.

Getting to Sarba

Sarba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarba from other places

Sarba lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.6 km away. 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 Sarba
Nearest railway station	Godda	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	21 km
District headquarters	Banka	21 km

Villages closest to Sarba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarba village had a population of 894. That makes it the 80th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sarba village has 478 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarba has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Sarba covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarba falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarba is Godda, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sarba is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarba is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 7.6 km away. Dhuraiya is about 21 km away. Banka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.