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About Saraya Village

Saraya is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 302 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Saraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 302
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saraya compares

By the 2011 count Saraya is the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Saraya

Saraya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraya as Available within <5 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 Saraya from other places

Saraya lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 8.9 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 Saraya
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 8.9 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Saraya

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 Saraya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraya village had a population of 631. That makes it the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Saraya village has 302 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraya has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Saraya covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saraya is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saraya.

Saraya is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraya is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 8.4 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.5 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Rampur Barheta (under 2 km) and Patiawan (under 2 km).

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

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