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About Saraipul Village

Saraipul is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,646, made up of 1,358 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276288, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraipul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraipul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276288
Area (hectares) 161.94 hectares
Population 2,646
Male Population 1,358
Female Population 1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Saraipul compares

By the 2011 count Saraipul is the 58th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 161.94 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Saraipul

Saraipul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saraipul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraipul from other places

Saraipul lies about 122 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 Saraipul
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 23 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 122 km

Villages closest to Saraipul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraipul village had a population of 2,646. That makes it the 58th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Saraipul village has 1,358 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraipul has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Saraipul is 276288. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraipul covers 161.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saraipul falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraipul is Handia Khas, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Saraipul.

Saraipul is about 122 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraipul is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Handia Khas is about 4.9 km away. Phulpur is about 23 km away. Azamgarh is about 122 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 Dulha (under 2 km), Harunpur (3.4 km) and Shahdullah Pur (4.0 km).

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

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