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About Sarai Shah Village

Sarai Shah is a small village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 35 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.99 hectares hectares.

Sarai Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Shah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 27.99 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 35
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057

How Sarai Shah compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Shah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 27.99 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

How far is Sarai Shah from other places

Sarai Shah lies about 12 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atrampur, about 5.7 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 Shah
Nearest railway station Atrampur 5.7 km
District headquarters Allahabad 12 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 13 km

Villages closest to Sarai Shah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Shah village had a population of 72. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Sarai Shah village has 35 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Shah has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Sarai Shah covers 27.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai Shah falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Shah is Atrampur, about 5.7 km away in a straight line.

Sarai Shah is about 12 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Shah is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Atrampur is about 5.7 km away. Allahabad is about 12 km away. Prayagraj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chack Shah Hamid (under 2 km), Rasulpur Chandi (1.6 km) and Budauna (1.6 km).

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

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