About Saraiya Village

Saraiya is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 117 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	117
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,154
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 Saraiya compares

By the 2011 count Saraiya is the 199th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Saraiya

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

Saraiya lies about 41 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kakni, about 3.9 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 Saraiya
Nearest railway station	Kakni	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	28 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	41 km

Villages closest to Saraiya

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

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Common questions about Saraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraiya village had a population of 252. That makes it the 199th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Saraiya village has 117 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraiya has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Saraiya is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraiya covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraiya falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraiya is Kakni, about 3.9 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 Saraiya.

Saraiya is about 41 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraiya is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Kakni is about 3.9 km away. Jama is about 28 km away. Deoghar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.