About Saraia Village

Saraia is a mid sized village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 584 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Pincode	845437
Area (hectares)	137.7 hectares
Population	1,097
Male Population	584
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 38th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 137.7 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within 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 Saraia from other places

Saraia lies about 20 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 9.3 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kuwarchintawa	9.3 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	18 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	20 km

Villages closest to Saraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotwa 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 1,097. That makes it the 38th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Saraia village has 584 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

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

Saraia covers 137.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Kuwarchintawa, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saraia.

Saraia is about 20 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 6.7 km away. Kuwarchintawa is about 9.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.