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About Sarayan Village

Sarayan is a large village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,706, made up of 2,552 males and 2,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.03 hectares hectares.

Sarayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarayan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 696.03 hectares
Population 4,706
Male Population 2,552
Female Population 2,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarayan compares

By the 2011 count Sarayan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 696.03 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 14 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 16 km

Villages closest to Sarayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarayan village had a population of 4,706. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Sarayan village has 2,552 males and 2,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarayan has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 868.

Sarayan covers 696.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarayan falls under Akbarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available 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 Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 3.8 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 6.2 km away. Akbarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilsarayan (under 2 km), Saraiyan (under 2 km) and Jagdishpur (1.9 km).

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

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