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About Saruapani Village

Saruapani is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 60 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 119.19 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 60
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Saruapani compares

By the 2011 count Saruapani is the 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 119.19 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Saruapani

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

Saruapani lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 7.4 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 Saruapani
Nearest railway station Harinsing 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 16 km
District headquarters Dumka 28 km

Villages closest to Saruapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruapani village had a population of 115. That makes it the 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Saruapani village has 60 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruapani has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Saruapani is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruapani covers 119.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saruapani falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saruapani is Harinsing, about 7.4 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 Saruapani.

Saruapani is about 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruapani is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 7.4 km away. Gopikandar is about 16 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpani (1.7 km), Kairasol (4.7 km) and Dundua (5.4 km).

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

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