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About Sarna Village

Sarna is a large village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,887, made up of 1,973 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares.

Sarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 3,887
Male Population 1,973
Female Population 1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarna compares

By the 2011 count Sarna is the 11th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sarna

Sarna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarna from other places

Sarna lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 10 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 Sarna
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Karchhue 10 km
Nearest town Mairwa 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Sarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarna village had a population of 3,887. That makes it the 11th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Sarna village has 1,973 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarna has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Sarna covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarna falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarna is Karchhue, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarna.

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

Sarna is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 9.3 km away. Karchhue is about 10 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumawar (under 2 km), Mura Khap (1.7 km) and Murakaramwar (1.9 km).

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

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