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About Saranadih Village

Saranadih is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 275 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 151.48 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 275
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranadih compares

By the 2011 count Saranadih is the 64th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 151.48 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Saranadih

Saranadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saranadih as Available. 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 Saranadih from other places

Saranadih lies about 69 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 56 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 Saranadih
Tehsil headquarters Shankargarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 56 km
Nearest town Garhwa 65 km
District headquarters Surguja 69 km

Villages closest to Saranadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranadih village had a population of 528. That makes it the 64th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Saranadih village has 275 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranadih has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Saranadih is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saranadih covers 151.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saranadih falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saranadih is Barwadih Junction, about 56 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saranadih.

Saranadih is about 69 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranadih is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 34 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 56 km away. Garhwa is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamdi (3.8 km), Jarahadih (11 km) and Mankepi (12 km).

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

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