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About Sarai Banjara Village

Sarai Banjara is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 465 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Banjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Banjara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147103
Area (hectares) 63.83 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 465
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarai Banjara compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Banjara is the 124th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 63.83 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sarai Banjara

Sarai Banjara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarai Banjara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai Banjara from other places

Sarai Banjara lies about 26 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about under 2 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 Banjara
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 9.9 km
District headquarters Patiala 26 km

Villages closest to Sarai Banjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Banjara village had a population of 897. That makes it the 124th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sarai Banjara village has 465 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Banjara has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sarai Banjara is 147103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai Banjara covers 63.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Banjara falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Banjara is Sarai Banjara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sarai Banjara is about 26 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Banjara is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about under 2 km away. Rajpura is about 9.9 km away. Patiala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpura (under 2 km), Balsuan (1.6 km) and Chak (1.8 km).

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

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