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About Saraia Village

Saraia is a mid sized village in Chatra tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 385 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Chatra
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 385
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 47th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 12 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Chatra 12 km
Nearest town Chatrā 12 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 25 km

Villages closest to Saraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chatra 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 744. That makes it the 47th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Saraia village has 385 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Saraia is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraia covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Chatra tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Katkamsandi, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Saraia is about 12 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Chatra tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 12 km away. Katkamsandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhanpur (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Gandharia (under 2 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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