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About Sarmundi Village

Sarmundi is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 290 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 301.11 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 290
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Sarmundi compares

By the 2011 count Sarmundi is the 59th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 301.11 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sarmundi

Sarmundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarmundi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarmundi from other places

Sarmundi lies about 24 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about under 2 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 Sarmundi
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 24 km
District headquarters Dumka 24 km

Villages closest to Sarmundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmundi village had a population of 582. That makes it the 59th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sarmundi village has 290 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmundi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Sarmundi covers 301.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarmundi falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarmundi is Basukinath Railway Station, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarmundi.

Sarmundi is about 24 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmundi is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Masalia is about 24 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (9.6 km), Bara Chandna (13 km) and Bara Chapuria (13 km).

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

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