About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a large village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,034, made up of 1,538 males and 1,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	126.63 hectares
Population	3,034
Male Population	1,538
Female Population	1,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 126.63 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kakni, about 4.5 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
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kakni	4.5 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	42 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

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Common questions about Saraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 3,034. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Saraiya village has 1,538 males and 1,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 126.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraiya falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Kakni, about 4.5 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 42 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Saraiyahat is about under 2 km away. Kakni is about 4.5 km away. Deoghar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.