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About Sarai Khursu Village

Sarai Khursu is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 721 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.66 hectares hectares.

Sarai Khursu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Khursu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 153.66 hectares
Population 1,570
Male Population 721
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai Khursu compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Khursu is the 114th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 153.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Sarai Khursu

Sarai Khursu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarai Khursu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sarai Khursu from other places

Sarai Khursu 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 Sarai Khursu
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 12 km
Nearest town Jais 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 33 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 170 km

Villages closest to Sarai Khursu

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 Sarai Khursu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Khursu village had a population of 1,570. That makes it the 114th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Sarai Khursu village has 721 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Khursu has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Sarai Khursu covers 153.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarai Khursu 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 for Sarai Khursu.

Sarai Khursu 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.

Sarai Khursu 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), Hilal Sarai (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 Sarai Khursu today is likely to be higher.

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