About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 405 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246734, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Tehsil	Chandpur
Pincode	246734
Area (hectares)	149.71 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	405
Female Population	387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 254th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 149.71 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai from other places

Sarai lies about 50 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Dhanaura, about 12 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
Nearest railway station	Mandi Dhanaura	12 km
Nearest town	Dhanaura	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandpur	20 km
District headquarters	Bijnor	50 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 792. That makes it the 254th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Sarai village has 405 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 246734. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 149.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Mandi Dhanaura, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 50 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Mandi Dhanaura is about 12 km away. Dhanaura is about 12 km away. Chandpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.