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About Saranda Village

Saranda is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 208 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 76.19 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 208
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranda compares

By the 2011 count Saranda is the 144th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 76.19 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Saranda

Saranda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saranda as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saranda from other places

Saranda lies about 46 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 6.9 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 Saranda
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar 6.9 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 19 km
District headquarters Deoghar 46 km

Villages closest to Saranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranda village had a population of 403. That makes it the 144th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Saranda village has 208 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranda has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Saranda is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saranda covers 76.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saranda falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saranda is Vidyasagar, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Saranda.

Saranda is about 46 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranda is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Vidyasagar is about 6.9 km away. Jāmtāra is about 14 km away. Sarath is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumdumi (under 2 km), Phudnisare (1.9 km) and Sardiha (2.0 km).

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

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