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About Sarshi Village

Sarshi is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 227 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.43 hectares hectares.

Sarshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarshi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 63.43 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 227
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarshi compares

By the 2011 count Sarshi is the 649th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 63.43 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sarshi

Sarshi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarshi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarmagna, Sarnagi, Sarpur and Sarraiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarshi village had a population of 486. That makes it the 649th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sarshi village has 227 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarshi has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Sarshi covers 63.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Sarshi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarshi.

Sarshi is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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