About Sarkanda Village

Sarkanda is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 90 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	176
Male Population	90
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Sarkanda compares

By the 2011 count Sarkanda is the 295th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sarkanda

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

Sarkanda lies about 36 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Sarkanda
Nearest railway station	Madankata Railway Station	22 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	36 km

Villages closest to Sarkanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkanda village had a population of 176. That makes it the 295th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Sarkanda village has 90 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkanda has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sarkanda is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkanda covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkanda falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkanda is Madankata Railway Station, about 22 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 Sarkanda.

Sarkanda is about 36 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkanda is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 22 km away. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Jarmundi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.