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About Sarea Village

Sarea is one of the larger villages in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,216, made up of 2,433 males and 2,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841403
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 5,216
Male Population 2,433
Female Population 2,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarea compares

By the 2011 count Sarea is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sarea

Sarea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarea 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarea from other places

Sarea lies about 18 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 6.6 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 Sarea
Nearest railway station Banni Mahamman Patti 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 11 km
Nearest town Marhaura 15 km
District headquarters Saran 18 km

Villages closest to Sarea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarea village had a population of 5,216. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Sarea village has 2,433 males and 2,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarea has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sarea is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarea covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarea falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarea is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarea.

Sarea is about 18 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarea is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Banni Mahamman Patti is about 6.6 km away. Baniapur is about 11 km away. Marhaura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi Tola (1.6 km), Hunraraha Kalan (1.9 km) and Hunraraha Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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