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About Saraian Village

Saraian is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 314 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1471.48 hectares hectares.

Saraian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraian village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1471.48 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 314
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraian compares

By the 2011 count Saraian is the 65th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1471.48 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Saraian

Saraian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraian as Available within <5 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 Saraian from other places

Saraian lies about 56 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 33 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 Saraian
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 32 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 33 km
Nearest town Atarra 34 km
District headquarters Satna 56 km

Villages closest to Saraian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraian village had a population of 561. That makes it the 65th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Saraian village has 314 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraian has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Saraian covers 1471.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saraian falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraian is Majhagawan, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Saraian.

Saraian is about 56 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraian is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 32 km away. Majhagawan is about 33 km away. Atarra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaunhari (3.7 km), Bhawar (3.9 km) and Pahauwa (5.7 km).

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

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