About Sarai Village

Sarai is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,402, made up of 1,246 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.97 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Area (hectares)	243.97 hectares
Population	2,402
Male Population	1,246
Female Population	1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 45th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 243.97 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 17 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 16 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 Sarai
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	5.1 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Tauheed	16 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	17 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 2,402. That makes it the 45th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Sarai village has 1,246 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Sarai covers 243.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Tauheed, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

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

Sarai is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 5.1 km away. Bahādurganj is about 8.8 km away. Tauheed is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.