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About Hilal Sarai Village

Hilal Sarai is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 9 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilal Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilal Sarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276202
Area (hectares) 50.01 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 9
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
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 Hilal Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Hilal Sarai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 50.01 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Hilal Sarai

Hilal Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hilal 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 Hilal Sarai from other places

Hilal Sarai lies about 170 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, about 12 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 Hilal Sarai
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 12 km
Nearest town Jais 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 33 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 170 km

Villages closest to Hilal Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilal Sarai village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Hilal Sarai village has 9 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilal Sarai has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Hilal Sarai is 276202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hilal Sarai covers 50.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hilal Sarai falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hilal Sarai is Fursatganj, about 12 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 Hilal Sarai.

Hilal Sarai is about 170 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilal Sarai is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Fursatganj is about 12 km away. Jais is about 14 km away. Lalganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sarai (under 2 km), Sarai Khursu (under 2 km) and Sarai Maroof (under 2 km).

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

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