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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a small village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 171 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221502
Area (hectares) 41.48 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 171
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 523rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 41.48 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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 45 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 6.0 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 Bhiti 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 10 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 45 km

Villages closest to Sarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 313. That makes it the 523rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sarai village has 171 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 221502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 41.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Bhiti, about 6.0 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 45 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 6.0 km away. Handia is about 10 km away. Gyānpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goaharpur Ta Jalalpur (under 2 km), Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Jalalpur Kasba (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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