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About Sarath Village

Sarath is a small village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 35 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1 hectares hectares.

Sarath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarath village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 1 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 35
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarath compares

By the 2011 count Sarath is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 1 hectares work out to about 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sarath

Sarath is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarath 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarath from other places

Sarath lies about 12 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 1.8 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 Sarath
Nearest railway station Hatpuraini Railway station 1.8 km
Nearest town Purāini 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 5.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 12 km

Villages closest to Sarath

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

Common questions about Sarath

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarath village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Sarath village has 35 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarath has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Sarath covers 1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarath falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarath is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Sarath.

Sarath is about 12 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarath is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Hatpuraini Railway station is about 1.8 km away. Purāini is about 2.4 km away. Goradih is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarath Milik (under 2 km), Dostani (under 2 km) and Dostani Arazi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sarath today is likely to be higher.

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