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About Sareya Village

Sareya is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 795 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Sareya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sareya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 795
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sareya compares

By the 2011 count Sareya is the 30th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sareya

Sareya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sareya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sareya from other places

Sareya lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 10 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 Sareya
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 6.2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 10 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Sareya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Sareya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sareya village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 30th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Sareya village has 795 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sareya has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Sareya covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sareya falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sareya is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 10 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 km distance for Sareya.

Sareya is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sareya is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 6.2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 10 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirijpura (under 2 km), Galimapur (under 2 km) and Kakhaura (under 2 km).

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

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