About Sarba Village

Sarba is a large village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,904, made up of 2,528 males and 2,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	414 hectares
Population	4,904
Male Population	2,528
Female Population	2,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Sarba compares

By the 2011 count Sarba is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sarba

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

Sarba lies about 22 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 11 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 Sarba
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	11 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	14 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	22 km

Villages closest to Sarba

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 Sarba

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarba village had a population of 4,904. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Sarba village has 2,528 males and 2,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarba has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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

Sarba covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarba falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarba is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 11 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 Sarba.

Sarba is about 22 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarba is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 11 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 12 km away. Barbigha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.