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About Saraia Village

Saraia is a small village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 156 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, 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 Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 156
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 69th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 25 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, 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 Kanha Chatti 6.8 km
Nearest town Bagaha 21 km
District headquarters Chatra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 25 km

Villages closest to Saraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 290. That makes it the 69th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Saraia village has 156 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Saraia is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraia covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraia falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Kathautia, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Saraia.

Saraia is about 25 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 Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 6.8 km away. Bagaha is about 21 km away. Chatra 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 Majhaulia (under 2 km), Kandri (under 2 km) and Lutudag (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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