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About Saraia Village

Saraia is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 101 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 101
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 153rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saraia 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 <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 37 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 11 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 37 km

Villages closest to Saraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 193. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Saraia village has 101 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Saraia covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraia falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Ismailpur, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saraia.

Saraia is about 37 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 11 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Ismailpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Tanr (under 2 km), Thekaha (under 2 km) and Pendapur (under 2 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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