About Saraia Village

Saraia is a mid sized village in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 758 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,391
Male Population	758
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 37th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within village. 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 Saraia from other places

Saraia lies about 32 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Diyawan, about 4.3 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 Saraia
Nearest railway station	Diyawan	4.3 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bakhtiarpur	23 km
District headquarters	Patna	32 km

Villages closest to Saraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 1,391. That makes it the 37th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Saraia village has 758 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Saraia covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraia falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Diyawan, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saraia.

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

Saraia is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Diyawan is about 4.3 km away. Hilsa is about 7.0 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.