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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,858, made up of 1,490 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.5 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 562.5 hectares
Population 2,858
Male Population 1,490
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 60th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 562.5 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 19 km from Chandauli. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 9.2 km
Nearest town Saidpur 12 km
District headquarters Chandauli 19 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 2,858. That makes it the 60th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Sarai village has 1,490 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Sarai covers 562.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 19 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 9.2 km away. Saidpur is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Rasulpur (under 2 km), Hududipur (under 2 km) and Nauder (1.5 km).

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

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