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About Sarpata Village

Sarpata is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 611 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarpata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarpata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 611
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarpata compares

By the 2011 count Sarpata is the 28th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Sarpata

Sarpata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarpata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarpata from other places

Sarpata lies about 34 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 9.1 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 Sarpata
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 18 km
District headquarters Deoghar 34 km

Villages closest to Sarpata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarpata village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 28th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Sarpata village has 611 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarpata has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Sarpata is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarpata covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarpata falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarpata is Joramow Railway Station, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarpata.

Sarpata is about 34 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarpata is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Deoghar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonabad (1.7 km), Ganti (1.9 km) and Bank (2.3 km).

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

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