About Sarifa Village

Sarifa is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 319 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarifa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarifa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sultanganj
Pincode	813201
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	583
Male Population	319
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarifa compares

By the 2011 count Sarifa is the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sarifa

Sarifa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarifa as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampur, Ramsah, Rasidpur and Ratanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarifa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarifa village had a population of 583. That makes it the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Sarifa village has 319 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarifa has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sarifa is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarifa covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarifa falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sarifa 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarifa.

Sarifa is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.