About Sarfara Village

Sarfara is one of the larger villages in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,080, made up of 2,448 males and 2,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Sarfara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarfara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Barauli
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	5,080
Male Population	2,448
Female Population	2,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarfara compares

By the 2011 count Sarfara is the 13th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Sarfara

Sarfara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarfara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarfara from other places

Sarfara lies about 18 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 7.4 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 Sarfara
Tehsil headquarters	Barauli	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	7.4 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	18 km

Villages closest to Sarfara

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.

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Common questions about Sarfara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarfara village had a population of 5,080. That makes it the 13th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Sarfara village has 2,448 males and 2,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarfara has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Sarfara covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarfara falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarfara is Ratan Sarai, about 7.4 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 village for Sarfara.

Sarfara is about 18 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarfara is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 6.0 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 7.4 km away. Gopalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.