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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a small village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 176 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 203.19 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 176
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 77th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 203.19 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Saraiya

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

Saraiya lies about 54 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Ray, about 9.1 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 Saraiya
Nearest town Churi 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Ray 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 54 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 344. That makes it the 77th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Saraiya village has 176 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 955 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 203.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saraiya falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Ray, about 9.1 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 54 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Churi is about 9.0 km away. Ray is about 9.1 km away. Tandwa 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 Lukaia (under 2 km), Torhad (under 2 km) and Jhulundia (1.6 km).

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

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