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About Shakrisaraiya Village

Shakrisaraiya is one of the larger villages in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,600, made up of 5,100 males and 4,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakrisaraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakrisaraiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844127
Area (hectares) 537.9 hectares
Population 9,600
Male Population 5,100
Female Population 4,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shakrisaraiya compares

By the 2011 count Shakrisaraiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 537.9 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Shakrisaraiya

Shakrisaraiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shakrisaraiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakrisaraiya from other places

Shakrisaraiya lies about 21 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Goraul, about 7.3 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 Shakrisaraiya
Nearest railway station Goraul 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurhani 7.6 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 21 km

Villages closest to Shakrisaraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakrisaraiya village had a population of 9,600. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Shakrisaraiya village has 5,100 males and 4,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakrisaraiya has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Shakrisaraiya is 844127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakrisaraiya covers 537.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shakrisaraiya falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shakrisaraiya is Goraul, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shakrisaraiya.

Shakrisaraiya is about 21 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakrisaraiya is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Goraul is about 7.3 km away. Kurhani is about 7.6 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladauar (under 2 km), Ladaura (under 2 km) and Chak Makhan (under 2 km).

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

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