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About Sarkanda Village

Sarkanda is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Sarkanda compares

By the 2011 count Sarkanda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sarkanda

Sarkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarkanda 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. The nearest villages by name are Sabaijor, Sandubi, Sanrmara and Saraia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkanda village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Sarkanda village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkanda has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sarkanda is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkanda covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarkanda falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sarkanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Sarkanda.

Sarkanda is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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