About Saraun Village

Saraun is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 453 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Saraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Asarganj
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	848
Male Population	453
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
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 Saraun compares

By the 2011 count Saraun is the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Saraun

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

Saraun lies about 32 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 11 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 Saraun
Tehsil headquarters	Asarganj	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	11 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
District headquarters	Munger	32 km

Villages closest to Saraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraun village had a population of 848. That makes it the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Saraun village has 453 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraun has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Saraun covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraun falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraun is Ganganiyan, about 11 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 Saraun.

Saraun is about 32 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraun is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 2.5 km away. Ganganiyan is about 11 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.