About Sarkanda Village

Sarkanda is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 397 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Sarkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	397
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkanda compares

By the 2011 count Sarkanda is the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sarkanda

Sarkanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarkanda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarkanda from other places

Sarkanda lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 7.0 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 Sarkanda
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	7.5 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Sarkanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkanda village had a population of 759. That makes it the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Sarkanda village has 397 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkanda has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Sarkanda covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarkanda falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarkanda is Bansinala Halt, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarkanda.

Sarkanda is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkanda is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 7.0 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 7.5 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.