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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 751 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143107
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 751
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 91st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sarai

The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 9.9 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 Sarai
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 11 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 34 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 91st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Sarai village has 751 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Hardorawal, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Hardorawal is about 9.9 km away. Ajnala is about 11 km away. Ajnāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrai (under 2 km), Bhadal (under 2 km) and Sultan Mahal (under 2 km).

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

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