About Sariswa Village

Sariswa is a large village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,587, made up of 1,363 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sariswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sariswa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Pincode	845437
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	2,587
Male Population	1,363
Female Population	1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sariswa compares

By the 2011 count Sariswa is the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 168 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sariswa

Sariswa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sariswa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sariswa from other places

Sariswa lies about 4.2 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Motihari Court, about 11 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 Sariswa
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	4.2 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Motihari Court	11 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	12 km

Villages closest to Sariswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sariswa village had a population of 2,587. That makes it the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Sariswa village has 1,363 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sariswa has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Sariswa is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sariswa covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sariswa falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sariswa is Motihari Court, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sariswa.

Sariswa is about 4.2 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sariswa is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harsidhi is about 4.2 km away. Purba Champaran is about 4.2 km away. Motihari Court is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.