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About Saraharwa Village

Saraharwa is a large village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,510, made up of 1,283 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Saraharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 2,510
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraharwa compares

By the 2011 count Saraharwa is the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 12 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 Saraharwa

Saraharwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saraharwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Saraharwa from other places

Saraharwa lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 6.6 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 Saraharwa
Nearest railway station Karchhue 6.6 km
Nearest town Mairwa 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Saraharwa

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 Saraharwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraharwa village had a population of 2,510. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Saraharwa village has 1,283 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraharwa has about 956 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.

Saraharwa covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraharwa falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraharwa is Karchhue, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saraharwa.

Saraharwa 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.

Saraharwa is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 6.6 km away. Mairwa is about 6.9 km away. Darauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairati Udho (under 2 km), Lachhuman Chak (under 2 km) and Sahjaniya (under 2 km).

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

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