About Saraunja Village

Saraunja is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,289, made up of 4,937 males and 4,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraunja village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode	852106
Area (hectares)	630 hectares
Population	9,289
Male Population	4,937
Female Population	4,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraunja compares

By the 2011 count Saraunja is the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 630 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Saraunja

Saraunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraunja as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saraunja from other places

Saraunja lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 7.0 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 Saraunja
Nearest railway station	Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	8.5 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	11 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	14 km

Villages closest to Saraunja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Saraunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraunja village had a population of 9,289. That makes it the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Saraunja village has 4,937 males and 4,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraunja has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Saraunja is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraunja covers 630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraunja falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraunja is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraunja.

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

Saraunja is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 7.0 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 8.5 km away. Bangaon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.