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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 506 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222135
Area (hectares) 164.37 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 506
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 237th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 164.37 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saraiya 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 10+ 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 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 9.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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 Saraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 237th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Saraiya village has 506 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 222135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 164.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Bakhsha, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 19 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 Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 9.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 9.7 km away. Bakhsha 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 Kathar (under 2 km), Kharaiya Mau (under 2 km) and Raiya (under 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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