About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,521, made up of 2,923 males and 2,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816.65 hectares hectares.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Area (hectares)	816.65 hectares
Population	5,521
Male Population	2,923
Female Population	2,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
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 Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 816.65 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saraiya 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 Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 27 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 10 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 railway station	Sarju	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	10 km
District headquarters	Gonda	27 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 5,521. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Saraiya village has 2,923 males and 2,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Saraiya covers 816.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraiya falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Sarju, about 10 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 27 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 10 km away. Colonelganj is about 10 km away. Gonda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.