About Sankar Saraiya Village

Sankar Saraiya is one of the larger villages in Turkaulia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,574, made up of 8,676 males and 7,898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.6 hectares hectares.

Sankar Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankar Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Turkaulia
Area (hectares)	861.6 hectares
Population	16,574
Male Population	8,676
Female Population	7,898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankar Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Sankar Saraiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents. Its 861.6 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sankar Saraiya

Sankar Saraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sankar Saraiya as Available within 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankar Saraiya from other places

Sankar Saraiya lies about 52 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Tariasujan, about 3.1 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 Sankar Saraiya
Nearest railway station	Tariasujan	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Turkaulia	9.0 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	24 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	52 km

Villages closest to Sankar Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankar Saraiya village had a population of 16,574. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents.

Sankar Saraiya village has 8,676 males and 7,898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankar Saraiya has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Sankar Saraiya covers 861.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sankar Saraiya falls under Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sankar Saraiya is Tariasujan, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sankar Saraiya.

Sankar Saraiya is about 52 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankar Saraiya is in Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Tariasujan is about 3.1 km away. Turkaulia is about 9.0 km away. Kataiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.