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About Saraia Village

Saraia is a mid sized village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 788 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 788
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia 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 Saraia 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 Saraia from other places

Saraia lies about 43 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 3.4 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 Saraia
Nearest railway station Siho 3.4 km
Nearest town Muzaffarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 32 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 43 km

Villages closest to Saraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Saraia village has 788 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Saraia covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Siho, about 3.4 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 Saraia.

Saraia is about 43 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Siho is about 3.4 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 20 km away. Singhwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrauli (11 km), Chak Dargah (11 km) and Chak Kazi (11 km).

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

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