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About Sarea Village

Sarea is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 855 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.34 hectares hectares.

Sarea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 186.34 hectares
Population 1,766
Male Population 855
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarea compares

By the 2011 count Sarea is the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 186.34 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sarea

Sarea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarea as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 7.3 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 Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 9.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 9.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Sarea

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 1,766. That makes it the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Sarea village has 855 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarea has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Sarea covers 186.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarea falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarea is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 7.3 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 km distance for Sarea.

Sarea 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.

Sarea is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 7.3 km away. Maharajganj is about 9.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Aphrad (under 2 km) and Balia (1.8 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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