About Saraia Village

Saraia is a mid sized village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 450 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pipra
Pincode	824302
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	899
Male Population	450
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saraia compares

By the 2011 count Saraia is the 13th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Saraia

Saraia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 108 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, 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
Nearest town	Chatrā	12 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	29 km
District headquarters	Palamu	108 km

Villages closest to Saraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraia village had a population of 899. That makes it the 13th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Saraia village has 450 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraia has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Saraia is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraia covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraia falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraia is Katkamsandi, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saraia.

Saraia is about 108 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraia is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Chatrā is about 12 km away. Katkamsandi is about 25 km away. Pipra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.