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About Sarai Maroof Village

Sarai Maroof is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 244 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Maroof Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Maroof village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276202
Area (hectares) 22.83 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 244
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai Maroof compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Maroof is the 304th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 22.83 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Sarai Maroof

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

Sarai Maroof 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 Maroof
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 Maroof

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 Maroof

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Maroof village had a population of 510. That makes it the 304th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Sarai Maroof village has 244 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Maroof has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

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

Sarai Maroof covers 22.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarai Maroof 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarai Maroof.

Sarai Maroof 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 Maroof 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 Khursu (under 2 km).

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

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