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About Sarpatahet Village

Sarpatahet is a small village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 136 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarpatahet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarpatahet village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarwan
Pincode 814143
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 136
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Sarpatahet compares

By the 2011 count Sarpatahet is the 112th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 925.

Getting to Sarpatahet

Sarpatahet is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarpatahet 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 Sarpatahet from other places

Sarpatahet 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 Sarpatahet
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 9.1 km
Nearest town Madhupur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarwan 34 km
District headquarters Deoghar 34 km

Villages closest to Sarpatahet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarpatahet village had a population of 260. That makes it the 112th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Sarpatahet village has 136 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarpatahet has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sarpatahet is 814143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarpatahet covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarpatahet falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarpatahet 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 Sarpatahet.

Sarpatahet 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.

Sarpatahet is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Sarwan 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 Sarpata (under 2 km), Upar Sarpata (under 2 km) and Dharampur (2.9 km).

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

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