About Sarauni Village

Sarauni is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,676, made up of 2,520 males and 2,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Sarauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarauni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	4,676
Male Population	2,520
Female Population	2,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarauni compares

By the 2011 count Sarauni is the 6th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Sarauni

Sarauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarauni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sarauni from other places

Sarauni lies about 33 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, 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 Sarauni
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	11 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	16 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	33 km

Villages closest to Sarauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarauni village had a population of 4,676. That makes it the 6th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Sarauni village has 2,520 males and 2,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarauni has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Sarauni covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarauni falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarauni is Ganganiyan, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarauni.

Sarauni is about 33 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarauni is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ganganiyan is about 11 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Shahkund is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.