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About Saranwa Village

Saranwa is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 321 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.3 hectares hectares.

Saranwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 28.3 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 321
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Saranwa compares

By the 2011 count Saranwa is the 277th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 28.3 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Saranwa

Saranwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saranwa 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 Saranwa from other places

Saranwa lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 Saranwa
Nearest railway station Yadvendra nagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Saranwa

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 Saranwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranwa village had a population of 658. That makes it the 277th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Saranwa village has 321 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranwa has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Saranwa covers 28.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saranwa is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saranwa.

Saranwa is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranwa is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Yadvendra nagar is about 7.5 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Ailia (under 2 km), Arazi Jarasi (under 2 km) and Arazi Koilari (under 2 km).

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

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