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About Saraia Village

Saraia is a large village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,584, made up of 1,341 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 2,584
Male Population 1,341
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is New Manjhi, about 5.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 1.9 km
Nearest railway station New Manjhi 5.3 km
Nearest town Revelganj 9.8 km
District headquarters Saran 24 km

Villages closest to Saraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 2,584. That makes it the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Saraia village has 1,341 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Saraia covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraia falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is New Manjhi, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraia.

Saraia is about 24 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 Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Manjhi is about 1.9 km away. New Manjhi is about 5.3 km away. Revelganj is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narpalia (under 2 km), Makhdum Ganj (1.6 km) and Chak Qazi (1.7 km).

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

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