About Sarayan Village

Sarayan is a large village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,691, made up of 1,413 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.11 hectares hectares.

Sarayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarayan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil	Bhognipur
Area (hectares)	25.11 hectares
Population	2,691
Male Population	1,413
Female Population	1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarayan compares

By the 2011 count Sarayan is the 27th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 25.11 hectares work out to about 107 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Sarayan

Sarayan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarayan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sarayan from other places

Sarayan lies about 6.2 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 3.8 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 Sarayan
Nearest railway station	Rura	3.8 km
District headquarters	Kanpur Dehat	6.2 km
Nearest town	Jhīnjhak	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhognipur	33 km

Villages closest to Sarayan

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

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Common questions about Sarayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarayan village had a population of 2,691. That makes it the 27th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Sarayan village has 1,413 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarayan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Sarayan covers 25.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 107 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarayan falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarayan is Rura, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarayan.

Sarayan is about 6.2 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarayan is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 3.8 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 6.2 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.