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About Sarraiya Village

Sarraiya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 4 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272181
Area (hectares) 13.79 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 4
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarraiya compares

By the 2011 count Sarraiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 13.79 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sarraiya

Sarraiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarraiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sarraiya from other places

Sarraiya lies about 59 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Naugarh, about 6.7 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 Sarraiya
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Naugarh 6.7 km
Nearest town Bānsi 12 km
District headquarters Basti 59 km

Villages closest to Sarraiya

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.

Common questions about Sarraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarraiya village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sarraiya village has 4 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarraiya has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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

Sarraiya covers 13.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarraiya is Naugarh, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Sarraiya.

Sarraiya is about 59 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarraiya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about under 2 km away. Naugarh is about 6.7 km away. Bānsi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harraiya (under 2 km), Piprahiya (under 2 km) and Sihorwa (under 2 km).

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

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