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About Saira Village

Saira is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 64 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.05 hectares hectares.

Saira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 32.05 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 64
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saira compares

By the 2011 count Saira is the 266th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 32.05 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Saira

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

Saira lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, 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 Saira
Nearest railway station Maghar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 13 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Saira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saira village had a population of 130. That makes it the 266th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Saira village has 64 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saira has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Saira covers 32.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saira falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saira is Maghar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saira.

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

Saira is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 10 km away. Sahjanwa is about 13 km away. Khalīlābād is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoria (under 2 km), Bishunpur (1.6 km) and Bisunpur (1.6 km).

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

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