About Saraia Village

Saraia is a large village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,431, made up of 1,817 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Dariapur
Pincode	841101
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	3,431
Male Population	1,817
Female Population	1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 19th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Saraia

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

Saraia lies about 55 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Halt, about 9.3 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 Saraia
Nearest town	Maner	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gandhi Halt	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dariapur	31 km
District headquarters	Saran	55 km

Villages closest to Saraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 3,431. That makes it the 19th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Saraia village has 1,817 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Saraia is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraia covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Gandhi Halt, about 9.3 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 Saraia.

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

Saraia is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Maner is about 5.9 km away. Gandhi Halt is about 9.3 km away. Dariapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.