About Saraikuri Village

Saraikuri is a large village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,358, made up of 1,236 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.72 hectares hectares.

Saraikuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraikuri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	370.72 hectares
Population	2,358
Male Population	1,236
Female Population	1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraikuri compares

By the 2011 count Saraikuri is the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 370.72 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Saraikuri

Saraikuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saraikuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Saraikuri from other places

Saraikuri lies about 18 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 8.2 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 Saraikuri
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	8.2 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	14 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	25 km

Villages closest to Saraikuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraikuri village had a population of 2,358. That makes it the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Saraikuri village has 1,236 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraikuri has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Saraikuri covers 370.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraikuri falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraikuri is Pawakhali, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saraikuri.

Saraikuri is about 18 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraikuri is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 8.2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.