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About Sarai Kewat Village

Sarai Kewat is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 528 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.57 hectares hectares.

Sarai Kewat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Kewat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 88.57 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 528
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai Kewat compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Kewat is the 229th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 88.57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Sarai Kewat

Sarai Kewat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai Kewat as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarai Kewat from other places

Sarai Kewat lies about 48 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, 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 Sarai Kewat
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 22 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 48 km

Villages closest to Sarai Kewat

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 Kewat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Kewat village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 229th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Sarai Kewat village has 528 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Kewat has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Sarai Kewat covers 88.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarai Kewat is Gaura railway station, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai Kewat.

Sarai Kewat is about 48 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Kewat is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Gaura railway station is about 11 km away. Machhlishahr is about 22 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samargunji (under 2 km), Sarai Ghatam (under 2 km) and Jamal Patti (under 2 km).

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

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