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About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 255 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222127, 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 Mariahu
Pincode 222127
Area (hectares) 85.21 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 255
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 374th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 85.21 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Saraiya

Saraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 10 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 Mariahu 10 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 580. That makes it the 374th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Saraiya village has 255 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 222127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 85.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Mariahu, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available for Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 23 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 10 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabilaha (under 2 km), Bhatkaiya (under 2 km) and Hardwari (1.9 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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