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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 515 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 225.23 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 515
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 177th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 225.23 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 162 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 25 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 Saraiya
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 14 km
Nearest town Lālganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Pariawan Kalakankar Road 25 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 162 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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 Saraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 177th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Saraiya village has 515 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 225.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraiya falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 25 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 km distance for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 162 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 14 km away. Lālganj is about 14 km away. Pariawan Kalakankar Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deonathpur (under 2 km), Dhawantpur (1.8 km) and Haibatpur (1.8 km).

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

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