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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a large village in Paroo tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,811, made up of 2,515 males and 2,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Paroo
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 4,811
Male Population 2,515
Female Population 2,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya 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 Saraiya 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 Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 20 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 3.4 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 Saraiya
Nearest railway station Siho 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Paroo 20 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 4,811. That makes it the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents.

Saraiya village has 2,515 males and 2,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Saraiya covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraiya falls under Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Siho, about 3.4 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 20 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Siho is about 3.4 km away. Paroo is about 20 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Saraiya (under 2 km), Bazidpur (3.3 km) and Firozpur (3.7 km).

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

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