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About Sarai Harkhu Village

Sarai Harkhu is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,236, made up of 1,616 males and 1,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Harkhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Harkhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222141
Area (hectares) 219.07 hectares
Population 3,236
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarai Harkhu compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Harkhu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 219.07 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Sarai Harkhu

The census records public bus service for Sarai Harkhu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai Harkhu from other places

Sarai Harkhu lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.9 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 Harkhu
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 8.2 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Sarai Harkhu

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 Harkhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Harkhu village had a population of 3,236. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Sarai Harkhu village has 1,616 males and 1,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Harkhu has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Sarai Harkhu is 222141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai Harkhu covers 219.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarai Harkhu is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai Harkhu.

Sarai Harkhu is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Harkhu is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 7.9 km away. Badlapur is about 8.2 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aunka (under 2 km), Dhaniya Mau (under 2 km) and Agraura (2.3 km).

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

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