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About Sarai Ark Village

Sarai Ark is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 181 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.59 hectares hectares.

Sarai Ark Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Ark village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 44.59 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 181
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sarai Ark compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Ark is the 253rd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 44.59 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sarai Ark

Sarai Ark 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 Sarai Ark as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sarai Ark from other places

Sarai Ark lies about 30 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Pratabpur, about 2.9 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 Sarai Ark
Nearest railway station Pratabpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 30 km
District headquarters Ballia 30 km

Villages closest to Sarai Ark

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Ark village had a population of 352. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Sarai Ark village has 181 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Ark has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Sarai Ark covers 44.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Ark falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Ark is Pratabpur, about 2.9 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 for Sarai Ark.

Sarai Ark is about 30 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Ark is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Pratabpur is about 2.9 km away. Pīlibhīt is about 7.8 km away. Rasra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balua (6.6 km), Kharuaon (8.3 km) and Arazi English (9.4 km).

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

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