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About Sarai Kuvra Village

Sarai Kuvra is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 213 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.79 hectares hectares.

Sarai Kuvra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Kuvra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 50.79 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 213
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai Kuvra compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Kuvra is the 319th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 50.79 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sarai Kuvra

Sarai Kuvra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai Kuvra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai Kuvra from other places

Sarai Kuvra lies about 138 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 Kuvra
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 4.9 km
Nearest town Phulpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 34 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 138 km

Villages closest to Sarai Kuvra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Kuvra village had a population of 447. That makes it the 319th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Sarai Kuvra village has 213 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Kuvra has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Sarai Kuvra covers 50.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Kuvra falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Kuvra is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai Kuvra.

Sarai Kuvra is about 138 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Kuvra is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Handia Khas is about 4.9 km away. Phulpur is about 23 km away. Jakhania is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dullahpur Bechu Urf Sarai (under 2 km), Kusmadeh M Sarai Gokul (under 2 km) and Sarai Dhanesh (under 2 km).

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

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