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About Sarna Village

Sarna is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,568, made up of 2,843 males and 2,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 802182
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 5,568
Male Population 2,843
Female Population 2,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarna compares

By the 2011 count Sarna is the 8th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Sarna

Sarna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sarna from other places

Sarna lies about 145 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about under 2 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 Sarna
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan under 2 km
Nearest town Bangaon 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 28 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 145 km

Villages closest to Sarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarna village had a population of 5,568. That makes it the 8th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Sarna village has 2,843 males and 2,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarna has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Sarna is 802182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarna covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarna falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarna is Kusheshwar Asthan, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarna.

Sarna is about 145 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarna is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about under 2 km away. Bangaon is about 22 km away. Shahpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhnauli (3.6 km), Lachatola Bersingha (5.4 km) and Bahoranpur Diara (12 km).

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

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