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About Sarai Gunja Village

Sarai Gunja is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,600, made up of 814 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.7 hectares hectares.

Sarai Gunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Gunja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 132.7 hectares
Population 1,600
Male Population 814
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai Gunja compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Gunja is the 77th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 132.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Sarai Gunja

Sarai Gunja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarai Gunja as Available within village. 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 Sarai Gunja from other places

Sarai Gunja lies about 27 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.5 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 Gunja
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 27 km

Villages closest to Sarai Gunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Gunja village had a population of 1,600. That makes it the 77th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Sarai Gunja village has 814 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Gunja has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Sarai Gunja covers 132.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Gunja falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Gunja is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarai Gunja.

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

Sarai Gunja is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 5.6 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Shāhganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Kuhi Khurd (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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