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About Saraigarh Village

Saraigarh is one of the larger villages in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,161, made up of 5,269 males and 4,892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1721 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraigarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Pincode 852105
Area (hectares) 1721 hectares
Population 10,161
Male Population 5,269
Female Population 4,892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saraigarh compares

By the 2011 count Saraigarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 1721 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Saraigarh

Saraigarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saraigarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraigarh from other places

Saraigarh lies about 33 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 10 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 Saraigarh
Nearest railway station Barhara 10 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 33 km
District headquarters Supaul 33 km

Villages closest to Saraigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraigarh village had a population of 10,161. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Saraigarh village has 5,269 males and 4,892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraigarh has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Saraigarh is 852105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraigarh covers 1721 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraigarh falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saraigarh is Barhara, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saraigarh.

Saraigarh is about 33 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraigarh is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Barhara is about 10 km away. Nirmāli is about 16 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahuarwa (2.0 km), Murli (6.5 km) and Murli Milik (6.5 km).

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

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