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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a large village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,392 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dulhin Bazar
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 2,670
Male Population 1,392
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

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 - 10 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 18 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Maranchi Halt, about 2.1 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 Maranchi Halt 2.1 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dulhin Bazar 18 km
District headquarters Patna 18 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 2,670. That makes it the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Saraiya village has 1,392 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Saraiya covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraiya falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Maranchi Halt, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Maranchi Halt is about 2.1 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 11 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri (4.9 km), Bhalua (6.7 km) and Pila Chak (7.5 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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