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About Saraunchia Village

Saraunchia is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 744 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Saraunchia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraunchia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 744
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saraunchia compares

By the 2011 count Saraunchia is the 35th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Saraunchia

Saraunchia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraunchia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saraunchia from other places

Saraunchia lies about 14 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about under 2 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 Saraunchia
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 5.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 14 km

Villages closest to Saraunchia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraunchia village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 35th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Saraunchia village has 744 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraunchia has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Saraunchia covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraunchia falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraunchia is Garh Banaili, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saraunchia.

Saraunchia is about 14 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraunchia is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about under 2 km away. Kasba is about 5.0 km away. Purnia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarra (under 2 km), Semaria (under 2 km) and Baraitha (2.2 km).

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

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