About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a mid sized village in Tetaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 950 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Tetaria
Pincode	845406
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	1,717
Male Population	950
Female Population	767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	807
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 Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 23rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Saraiya

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

Saraiya lies about 62 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Paru Khas, about 6.9 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	Paru Khas	6.9 km
Nearest town	Motipur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tetaria	29 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	62 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 1,717. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents.

Saraiya village has 950 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 845406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraiya falls under Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Paru Khas, about 6.9 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 62 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Paru Khas is about 6.9 km away. Motipur is about 15 km away. Tetaria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.