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About Sarai Sahijan Village

Sarai Sahijan is a mid sized village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 605 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares.

Sarai Sahijan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Sahijan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 605
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai Sahijan compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Sahijan is the 77th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 181 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 961.

Getting to Sarai Sahijan

Sarai Sahijan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai Sahijan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarai Sahijan from other places

Sarai Sahijan lies about 37 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Arkha, about 3.6 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 Sahijan
Nearest railway station Arkha 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 4.9 km
Nearest town Kunda 28 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 37 km

Villages closest to Sarai Sahijan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Sahijan village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 77th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Sarai Sahijan village has 605 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Sahijan has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Sarai Sahijan covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Sahijan falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Sahijan is Arkha, about 3.6 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 within <5 km distance for Sarai Sahijan.

Sarai Sahijan is about 37 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Sahijan is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Arkha is about 3.6 km away. Unchahar is about 4.9 km away. Kunda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleh (under 2 km), Madhopur Hardo Patti (under 2 km) and Khanpur (1.5 km).

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

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