About Saruka Village

Saruka is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 679 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Pincode	813104
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	1,248
Male Population	679
Female Population	569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saruka compares

By the 2011 count Saruka is the 29th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Saruka

Saruka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saruka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saruka from other places

Saruka lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, 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 Saruka
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	8.4 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km

Villages closest to Saruka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruka village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 29th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Saruka village has 679 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruka has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Saruka is 813104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruka covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saruka falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saruka is Mandar Hill, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saruka.

Saruka is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruka is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 3.6 km away. Barahat is about 8.4 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.