About Saraon Village

Saraon is a small village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 265 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Saraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	483
Male Population	265
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	823
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraon compares

By the 2011 count Saraon is the 112th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Saraon

Saraon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saraon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraon from other places

Saraon lies about 21 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 9.8 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 Saraon
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	9.8 km
District headquarters	Buxar	21 km

Villages closest to Saraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraon village had a population of 483. That makes it the 112th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Saraon village has 265 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraon has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Saraon covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraon falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraon is Barakalan, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saraon.

Saraon is about 21 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraon is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 2.5 km away. Barakalan is about 9.8 km away. Buxar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.