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About Sarai Village

Sarai is one of the larger villages in Maner tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,198, made up of 3,683 males and 3,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 800111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Maner
Pincode 800111
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 7,198
Male Population 3,683
Female Population 3,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Neora, about 3.7 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 Sarai
Nearest railway station Neora 3.7 km
Nearest town Dinapur Cantonment 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maner 12 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 7,198. That makes it the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents.

Sarai village has 3,683 males and 3,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 800111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarai falls under Maner tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Neora, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Maner tehsil of Patna district. Neora is about 3.7 km away. Dinapur Cantonment is about 4.4 km away. Maner is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sattar (under 2 km), Rewa (under 2 km) and Katautia (1.5 km).

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

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