About Sarai Village

Sarai is a small village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 251 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143114, 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	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143114
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	251
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 131st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 27 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 8.4 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	Tangra	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	14 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	15 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	27 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 493. That makes it the 131st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Sarai village has 251 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 143114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Tangra, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 27 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 Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 8.4 km away. Baba Bakala is about 14 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.