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About Sarath Village

Sarath is one of the larger villages in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,692, made up of 2,981 males and 2,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarath village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 814139
Area (hectares) 408 hectares
Population 5,692
Male Population 2,981
Female Population 2,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Sarath compares

By the 2011 count Sarath is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sarath

Sarath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarath 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 Sarath from other places

Sarath lies about 32 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 14 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 Sarath
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 14 km
Nearest town Madhupur 21 km
District headquarters Deoghar 32 km

Villages closest to Sarath

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 Sarath

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarath village had a population of 5,692. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Sarath village has 2,981 males and 2,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarath has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sarath is 814139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarath covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarath falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarath is Joramow Railway Station, about 14 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 Sarath.

Sarath is about 32 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarath is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 14 km away. Madhupur is about 21 km away. Deoghar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modi Bandh (under 2 km), Modibandh (under 2 km) and Phasiabad (under 2 km).

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

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