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About Sarea Village

Sarea is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 646 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841439
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 646
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Sarea compares

By the 2011 count Sarea is the 60th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sarea

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

Sarea lies about 7.5 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, 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 Sarea
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 7.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 7.5 km
Nearest town Siwān 7.5 km

Villages closest to Sarea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarea village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 60th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Sarea village has 646 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarea has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sarea is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarea covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarea falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarea is Siwan Junction, 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 Sarea.

Sarea is about 7.5 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarea is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 6.7 km away. Goriakothi is about 7.5 km away. Siwan is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhaulia (5.5 km), Bindwal (6.5 km) and Gopalpur (7.0 km).

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

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