About Sariawan Village

Sariawan is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 895 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Sariawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sariawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	1,680
Male Population	895
Female Population	785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
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 Sariawan compares

By the 2011 count Sariawan is the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sariawan

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

Sariawan lies about 55 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, 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 Sariawan
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	2.2 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	55 km

Villages closest to Sariawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sariawan village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Sariawan village has 895 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sariawan has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Sariawan covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sariawan falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sariawan is Garhnokha, about under 2 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 Sariawan.

Sariawan is about 55 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sariawan is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about under 2 km away. Nokha is about 2.2 km away. Rohtas is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.