About Sarwa Village

Sarwa is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 432 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	879
Male Population	432
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
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 Sarwa compares

By the 2011 count Sarwa is the 42nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sarwa

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

Sarwa lies about 50 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ghormara, about 11 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 Sarwa
Nearest railway station	Ghormara	11 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	50 km

Villages closest to Sarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwa village had a population of 879. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Sarwa village has 432 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwa has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sarwa is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwa covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwa falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarwa is Ghormara, about 11 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 Sarwa.

Sarwa is about 50 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwa is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Ghormara is about 11 km away. Deoghar is about 14 km away. Saraiyahat is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.