About Sarawan Village

Sarawan is a mid sized village in Akorhi Gola tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 677 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Akorhi Gola
Pincode	821301
Area (hectares)	135.6 hectares
Population	1,316
Male Population	677
Female Population	639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Sarawan compares

By the 2011 count Sarawan is the 34th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,267 residents. Its 135.6 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sarawan

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

Sarawan lies about 57 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 14 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 Sarawan
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akorhi Gola	10 km
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	57 km

Villages closest to Sarawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akorhi Gola 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 Sarawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarawan village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 34th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,267 residents.

Sarawan village has 677 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarawan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sarawan is 821301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarawan covers 135.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarawan falls under Akorhi Gola tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarawan is Sanjhauli Halt, about 14 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 Sarawan.

Sarawan is about 57 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarawan is in Akorhi Gola tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 6.9 km away. Akorhi Gola is about 10 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.