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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 810 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.53 hectares hectares.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 92.53 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 810
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 144th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 92.53 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Saraiya

Saraiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saraiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraiya from other places

Saraiya lies about 6.9 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadvendra nagar, about 2.8 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 Saraiya
Nearest railway station Yadvendra nagar 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 6.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 6.9 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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 Saraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 144th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Saraiya village has 810 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 970 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.

Saraiya covers 92.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Yadvendra nagar, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 6.9 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Yadvendra nagar is about 2.8 km away. Kerakat is about 6.9 km away. Jaunpur is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balirampur (2.6 km), Ekauni (3.1 km) and Mahmadpur (4.2 km).

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

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