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About Sarsa Village

Sarsa is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 766 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Sarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 766
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sarsa is the 19th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sarsa

Sarsa 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 Sarsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarsa from other places

Sarsa lies about 18 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Ghormara, about under 2 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 Sarsa
Nearest railway station Ghormara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 18 km
District headquarters Deoghar 18 km

Villages closest to Sarsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsa village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 19th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Sarsa village has 766 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Sarsa covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarsa falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarsa is Ghormara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

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

Sarsa is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Ghormara is about under 2 km away. Palojori is about 18 km away. Deoghar 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 Ghormara (under 2 km), Dumaria (1.6 km) and Dumariya (1.6 km).

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

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