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About Sarauni Village

Sarauni is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 923 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.8 hectares hectares.

Sarauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Area (hectares) 179.8 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 923
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Sarauni compares

By the 2011 count Sarauni is the 43rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 179.8 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sarauni

Sarauni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarauni 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 Sarauni from other places

Sarauni lies about 38 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 9.0 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 Sarauni
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 9.0 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 15 km
District headquarters Madhubani 38 km

Villages closest to Sarauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarauni village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Sarauni village has 923 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarauni 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 927.

Sarauni covers 179.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarauni falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarauni is Tamuria, about 9.0 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 Sarauni.

Sarauni is about 38 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarauni is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about under 2 km away. Tamuria is about 9.0 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumpur (under 2 km), Nawada (under 2 km) and Madhepur (under 2 km).

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

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