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About Sarar Village

Sarar is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,251, made up of 1,587 males and 1,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.2 hectares hectares.

Sarar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 117.2 hectares
Population 3,251
Male Population 1,587
Female Population 1,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarar compares

By the 2011 count Sarar is the 24th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 117.2 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Sarar

Sarar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarar from other places

Sarar lies about 20 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 5.2 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 Sarar
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Sher 5.2 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 20 km

Villages closest to Sarar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarar village had a population of 3,251. That makes it the 24th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Sarar village has 1,587 males and 1,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarar has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Sarar covers 117.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarar falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarar is Sher, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sarar is about 20 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarar is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 4.5 km away. Sher is about 5.2 km away. Gopalganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankat (under 2 km), Barhea (1.5 km) and Salona (2.4 km).

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

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