About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 124 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272181
Area (hectares)	28.86 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	124
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 998th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 28.86 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 965.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, 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 Saraiya
Nearest town	Bānsi	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	15 km
Nearest railway station	Ahirauli	19 km
District headquarters	Basti	48 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

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Common questions about Saraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 252. That makes it the 998th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Saraiya village has 124 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 272181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 28.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraiya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Ahirauli, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 4.1 km away. Harraiya is about 15 km away. Ahirauli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.