About Saraipani Village

Saraipani is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 314 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraipani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraipani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	590
Male Population	314
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
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 Saraipani compares

By the 2011 count Saraipani is the 80th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Saraipani

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

Saraipani 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 Saraipani
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Saraipani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraipani village had a population of 590. That makes it the 80th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Saraipani village has 314 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraipani has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Saraipani is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraipani covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraipani falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraipani 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 Saraipani.

Saraipani 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.

Saraipani is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 7.4 km away. Shikaripara is about 28 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.