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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a mid sized village in Udwant Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 441 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802157, 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 Udwant Nagar
Pincode 802157
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 441
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saraiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 23 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 7.6 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 town Arāria under 2 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Udwant Nagar 23 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 23 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 832. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Saraiya village has 441 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 802157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraiya falls under Udwant Nagar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Araria Court, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 23 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 Udwant Nagar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about under 2 km away. Araria Court is about 7.6 km away. Udwant Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birampur (5.1 km), Sirampur (6.3 km) and Garha (12 km).

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

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