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About Saraia Village

Saraia is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 993 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.91 hectares hectares.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 85.91 hectares
Population 2,014
Male Population 993
Female Population 1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 85.91 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within 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 Saraia from other places

Saraia lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 9.7 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 Saraia
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 9.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 14 km

Villages closest to Saraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Saraia village has 993 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Saraia covers 85.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraia falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Pachrukhi, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saraia.

Saraia is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 9.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithi (under 2 km), Dinapatti (1.5 km) and Tarwara (1.5 km).

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

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