About Sarma Village

Sarma is a mid sized village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 483 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.4 hectares hectares.

Sarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Barahiya
Area (hectares)	134.4 hectares
Population	882
Male Population	483
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarma compares

By the 2011 count Sarma is the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 134.4 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Sarma

Sarma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarma 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarma from other places

Sarma lies about 138 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 26 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 Sarma
Nearest town	Arwal	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahiya	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	26 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	138 km

Villages closest to Sarma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarma village had a population of 882. That makes it the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Sarma village has 483 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarma has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Sarma covers 134.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarma falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarma is Jehanabad Court, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarma.

Sarma is about 138 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarma is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Arwal is about 7.5 km away. Barahiya is about 16 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.