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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 42 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222133
Area (hectares) 26.84 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 42
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 26.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 from other places

Sarai lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Pindra Road Railway Station, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Pindra Road Railway Station under 2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 32 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 83. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Sarai village has 42 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 976 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 1071.

The pincode recorded for Sarai is 222133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai covers 26.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Pindra Road Railway Station, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Pindra Road Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Varanasi is about 26 km away. Kerakat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deorai (under 2 km), Belhari (5.5 km) and Bhaupur (6.2 km).

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

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