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About Sarthua Village

Sarthua is a large village in Hulasganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,450, made up of 1,243 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarthua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Hulasganj
Pincode 804406
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 2,450
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarthua compares

By the 2011 count Sarthua is the 14th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sarthua

Sarthua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarthua as Available within village. 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 Sarthua from other places

Sarthua lies about 28 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 4.9 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 Sarthua
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hulasganj 6.8 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 28 km

Villages closest to Sarthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarthua village had a population of 2,450. That makes it the 14th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Sarthua village has 1,243 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarthua has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sarthua is 804406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarthua covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarthua falls under Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarthua is Khudaganj Bazar, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarthua.

Sarthua is about 28 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarthua is in Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 4.9 km away. Hulasganj is about 6.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keur (2.2 km), Kasiyawan (2.6 km) and Saidpur (3.7 km).

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

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