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About Sarai Tanr Village

Sarai Tanr is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 954 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares.

Sarai Tanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Tanr village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,845
Male Population 954
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Sarai Tanr compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Tanr is the 21st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sarai Tanr

Sarai Tanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai Tanr 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 Sarai Tanr from other places

Sarai Tanr 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 Sarai Tanr
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 11 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 37 km

Villages closest to Sarai Tanr

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 Sarai Tanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Tanr village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 21st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Sarai Tanr village has 954 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Tanr has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Sarai Tanr covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Tanr falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Tanr is Ismailpur, about 18 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 Sarai Tanr.

Sarai Tanr 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.

Sarai Tanr 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 Saraia (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 Sarai Tanr today is likely to be higher.

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