About Saraut Village

Saraut is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,660, made up of 1,844 males and 1,816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraut village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Siswan
Pincode	841216
Area (hectares)	248 hectares
Population	3,660
Male Population	1,844
Female Population	1,816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Saraut compares

By the 2011 count Saraut is the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Saraut

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

Saraut lies about 30 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 13 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 Saraut
Nearest town	Reoti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Mahendranath Halt	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siswan	30 km
District headquarters	Siwan	30 km

Villages closest to Saraut

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

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Common questions about Saraut

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraut village had a population of 3,660. That makes it the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Saraut village has 1,844 males and 1,816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraut has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Saraut is 841216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraut covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraut falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraut is Mahendranath Halt, about 13 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 Saraut.

Saraut is about 30 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraut is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Reoti is about 12 km away. Mahendranath Halt is about 13 km away. Siswan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.