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About Sarma Village

Sarma is a small village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 136 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 136
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarma compares

By the 2011 count Sarma is the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 993.

Getting to Sarma

Sarma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pundra, Rol, Sabona and Salgi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarma

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarma village had a population of 249. That makes it the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Sarma village has 136 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarma has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sarma is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarma covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarma falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sarma notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Sarma.

Sarma is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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