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About Sardam Village

Sardam is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 474 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sardam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sardam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 474
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sardam compares

By the 2011 count Sardam is the 66th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sardam

Sardam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sardam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sardam from other places

Sardam lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 50 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 Sardam
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 18 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 50 km

Villages closest to Sardam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Sardam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sardam village had a population of 897. That makes it the 66th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sardam village has 474 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sardam has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sardam is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sardam covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sardam falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sardam is Shivpur, about 50 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sardam.

Sardam is about 18 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sardam is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindra (under 2 km), Chaukhara (under 2 km) and Kutiya (under 2 km).

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

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