About Sarbela Village

Sarbela is one of the larger villages in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,702, made up of 3,500 males and 3,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarbela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarbela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Banma Itahri
Pincode	852127
Area (hectares)	350 hectares
Population	6,702
Male Population	3,500
Female Population	3,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarbela compares

By the 2011 count Sarbela is the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 350 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 909.

Getting to Sarbela

Sarbela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarbela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sarbela from other places

Sarbela lies about 22 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 4.9 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 Sarbela
Tehsil headquarters	Banma Itahri	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Koparia	4.9 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	22 km

Villages closest to Sarbela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banma Itahri 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 Sarbela

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarbela village had a population of 6,702. That makes it the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Sarbela village has 3,500 males and 3,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarbela has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Sarbela is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarbela covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarbela falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarbela is Koparia, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarbela.

Sarbela is about 22 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarbela is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about under 2 km away. Koparia is about 4.9 km away. Saharsa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.