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About Serra Village

Serra is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 767 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.98 hectares hectares.

Serra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 193.98 hectares
Population 1,689
Male Population 767
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serra compares

By the 2011 count Serra is the 78th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 193.98 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Serra

Serra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Serra as Available within <5 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 Serra from other places

Serra lies about 27 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 19 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 Serra
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 19 km
Nearest town Lalganj 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 27 km

Villages closest to Serra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serra village had a population of 1,689. That makes it the 78th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Serra village has 767 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serra has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Serra covers 193.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Serra falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Serra is Jakhanian, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Serra.

Serra is about 27 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serra is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 11 km away. Jakhanian is about 19 km away. Lalganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohanpur (under 2 km), Chandani (1.7 km) and Kharhani (1.7 km).

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

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