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About Sarra Village

Sarra is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,857, made up of 2,010 males and 1,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 3,857
Male Population 2,010
Female Population 1,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarra compares

By the 2011 count Sarra is the 14th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sarra

The census records public bus service for Sarra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarra from other places

Sarra 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 Sarra
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 4.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 14 km

Villages closest to Sarra

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 Sarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarra village had a population of 3,857. That makes it the 14th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Sarra village has 2,010 males and 1,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Sarra is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarra covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarra falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarra is Garh Banaili, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarra.

Sarra 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.

Sarra is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about under 2 km away. Kasba is about 4.5 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 Saraunchia (under 2 km), Baraitha (1.6 km) and Semaria (1.7 km).

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

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