About Sarthua Village

Sarthua is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,835, made up of 2,017 males and 1,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Sarthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarthua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	365 hectares
Population	3,835
Male Population	2,017
Female Population	1,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Sarthua compares

By the 2011 count Sarthua is the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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 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 Sarthua from other places

Sarthua lies about 7.5 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Niyazipur, about under 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 Sarthua
Nearest railway station	Niyazipur	under 2 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	7.5 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	9.0 km

Villages closest to Sarthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarthua village had a population of 3,835. That makes it the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Sarthua village has 2,017 males and 1,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarthua has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Sarthua covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarthua falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarthua is Niyazipur, about under 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 village for Sarthua.

Sarthua is about 7.5 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 Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Niyazipur is about under 2 km away. Jehanabad is about 7.5 km away. Jahānābād is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.