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About Sarmaspur Village

Sarmaspur is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,345, made up of 736 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Pincode 813210
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,345
Male Population 736
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Sarmaspur compares

By the 2011 count Sarmaspur is the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sarmaspur

Sarmaspur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarmaspur 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 Sarmaspur from other places

Sarmaspur lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, 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 Sarmaspur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 3.8 km
Nearest town Colgong 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 20 km

Villages closest to Sarmaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmaspur village had a population of 1,345. That makes it the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Sarmaspur village has 736 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmaspur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Sarmaspur is 813210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarmaspur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarmaspur falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarmaspur is Ghogha, about 3.8 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 Sarmaspur.

Sarmaspur is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmaspur is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 3.8 km away. Colgong is about 6.2 km away. Goradih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunidih (3.6 km), Khutaha (8.0 km) and Ghiha (9.0 km).

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

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