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About Sarpata Village

Sarpata is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 418 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, 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 Sarath
Pincode 814149
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 418
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Sarpata compares

By the 2011 count Sarpata is the 59th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sarpata

Sarpata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarpata 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. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 9.1 km
Nearest town 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 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 Sarpata

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarpata village had a population of 784. That makes it the 59th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Sarpata village has 418 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarpata has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sarpata is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarpata covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarpata falls under Sarath 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 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 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 Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 6.7 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Madhupur 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 Barmariya (under 2 km), Mahtoa (under 2 km) and Sonabad (1.7 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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