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About Sarai Chauhan Village

Sarai Chauhan is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 908 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.92 hectares hectares.

Sarai Chauhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Chauhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 418.92 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 908
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai Chauhan compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Chauhan is the 118th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 418.92 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Sarai Chauhan

Sarai Chauhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai Chauhan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai Chauhan from other places

Sarai Chauhan lies about 55 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Ugrasenpur, about 4.4 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 Chauhan
Nearest railway station Ugrasenpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Phulpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 27 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 55 km

Villages closest to Sarai Chauhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Chauhan village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 118th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Sarai Chauhan village has 908 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Chauhan has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Sarai Chauhan covers 418.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarai Chauhan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Chauhan is Ugrasenpur, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai Chauhan.

Sarai Chauhan is about 55 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Chauhan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Ugrasenpur is about 4.4 km away. Phulpur is about 9.5 km away. Machhlishahr is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhanehata (1.7 km), Sohansa (2.9 km) and Chak Mathiya (3.1 km).

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

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