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About Saria Village

Saria is a large village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,018, made up of 1,119 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Saria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 2,018
Male Population 1,119
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
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 Saria compares

By the 2011 count Saria is the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Saria

Saria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saria 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 Saria from other places

Saria lies about 18 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 11 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 Saria
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Tikani 11 km
Nearest town Purāini 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 18 km

Villages closest to Saria

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 Saria

As per the Census of India 2011, Saria village had a population of 2,018. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Saria village has 1,119 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saria has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Saria covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saria falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saria is Tikani, about 11 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 Saria.

Saria is about 18 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saria is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 4.7 km away. Tikani is about 11 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaumukh (under 2 km), Agra (under 2 km) and Bhojpur (1.6 km).

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

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