About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,464, made up of 6,654 males and 5,810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802313
Area (hectares)	501 hectares
Population	12,464
Male Population	6,654
Female Population	5,810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraiya as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 120 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 10 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 Saraiya
Nearest railway station	Barhara	10 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	16 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	120 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 12,464. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Saraiya village has 6,654 males and 5,810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 802313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraiya falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Barhara, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 120 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Barhara is about 10 km away. Nirmāli is about 16 km away. Bhojpur is about 120 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.