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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 175 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814157
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 175
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 175th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saraiya 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 Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 76 km from Deoghar. 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
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 10 km
Nearest town Godda 15 km
District headquarters Deoghar 76 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohanpur 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 348. That makes it the 175th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Saraiya village has 175 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 814157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saraiya falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Saraiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 76 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Mohanpur is about 10 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Deoghar is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraia (under 2 km), Baratikar (under 2 km) and Jagatpur (3.6 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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