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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a small village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 256 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.75 hectares hectares.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 95.75 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 256
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 256th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 95.75 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

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 40 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhadan, about 15 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 Sirsāganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhadan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 20 km
District headquarters Firozabad 40 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 498. That makes it the 256th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Saraiya village has 256 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Saraiya covers 95.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraiya falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Bhadan, about 15 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 40 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Sirsāganj is about 12 km away. Bhadan is about 15 km away. Shikohabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malupura (1.6 km), Pithepur (1.8 km) and Sarakh (2.5 km).

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

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