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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 359 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 359
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 99th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 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 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 4.6 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 Bharatgarh 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 13 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 18 km
Nearest town Ropar 18 km

Villages closest to Sarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 727. That makes it the 99th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Sarai village has 359 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Bharatgarh, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 4.6 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 13 km away. Rupnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bal (2.1 km), Balauli (2.1 km) and Chhaja (2.1 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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