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About Sare Village

Sare is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,657 males and 1,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sare village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Pincode 803107
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 3,225
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sare compares

By the 2011 count Sare is the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sare

Sare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sare as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sare from other places

Sare lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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 Sare
Nearest town Barbigha 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 27 km
District headquarters Nalanda 27 km

Villages closest to Sare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sare village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Sare village has 1,657 males and 1,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sare has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sare is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sare covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sare falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sare is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sare.

Sare is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sare is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 4.8 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 10 km away. Asthawan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benar (under 2 km), Barepur (1.5 km) and Jangipur (1.5 km).

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

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