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About Saruka Village

Saruka is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 367 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.12 hectares hectares.

Saruka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Area (hectares) 230.12 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 367
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Saruka compares

By the 2011 count Saruka is the 44th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 230.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Saruka

Saruka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saruka 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. The nearest villages by name are Samaiatanr, Samlapur, Sankarpur and Saptabandh. 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 Saruka

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruka village had a population of 727. That makes it the 44th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Saruka village has 367 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruka has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Saruka covers 230.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saruka falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Saruka notes the nearest railway station 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 Saruka.

Saruka is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar 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 Saruka today is likely to be higher.

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