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About Sarahra Village

Sarahra is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 92 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.45 hectares hectares.

Sarahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 33.45 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 92
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarahra compares

By the 2011 count Sarahra is the 479th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 33.45 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sarahra

Sarahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarahra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarahra from other places

Sarahra lies about 166 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 2.7 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 Sarahra
Nearest railway station Lohta 2.7 km
Nearest town Varanasi 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 166 km

Villages closest to Sarahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarahra village had a population of 165. That makes it the 479th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Sarahra village has 92 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarahra has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Sarahra covers 33.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarahra falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarahra is Lohta, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarahra.

Sarahra is about 166 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarahra is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Lohta is about 2.7 km away. Varanasi is about 9.9 km away. Gola is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lashhmipur (under 2 km), Basawanpur (under 2 km) and Mangalpur (1.8 km).

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

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