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About Bara Saraiya Village

Bara Saraiya is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 599 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Saraiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 599
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Bara Saraiya is the 28th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Saraiya

Bara Saraiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Saraiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Saraiya from other places

Bara Saraiya lies about 46 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Saraiya
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 20 km
District headquarters Godda 46 km

Villages closest to Bara Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Saraiya village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 28th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bara Saraiya village has 599 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Saraiya has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bara Saraiya is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Saraiya covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Saraiya falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Saraiya is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Saraiya.

Bara Saraiya is about 46 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Saraiya is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisabaran (under 2 km), Bara Amra (under 2 km) and Bara Basgi (under 2 km).

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

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