About Saraia Village

Saraia is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 455 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	97.02 hectares
Population	871
Male Population	455
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 97.02 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little 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 14 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.7 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	Bar Bigha	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	6.7 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	14 km

Villages closest to Saraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barbigha 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 871. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Saraia village has 455 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Saraia is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraia covers 97.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.7 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 14 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 1.8 km away. Barbigha is about 1.9 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.