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About Sarai Village

Sarai is a mid sized village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 599 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.46 hectares hectares.

Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 123.46 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 599
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Sarai is the 232nd largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 123.46 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Sarai

Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 from other places

Sarai lies about 30 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Biswan, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station Biswan 6.0 km
Nearest town Biswān 6.9 km
District headquarters Sitapur 30 km

Villages closest to Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Sarai village has 599 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Sarai covers 123.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai is Biswan, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance for Sarai.

Sarai is about 30 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Biswan is about 6.0 km away. Biswān is about 6.9 km away. Sitapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godhani Saraiya (under 2 km), Majhigawa Kala (under 2 km) and Tikara (under 2 km).

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

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