About Saruwat Village

Saruwat is a small village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 214 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruwat village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	1093.52 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	214
Female Population	198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Saruwat compares

By the 2011 count Saruwat is the 45th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 1093.52 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Saruwat

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

Saruwat lies about 65 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 34 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 Saruwat
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	20 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	34 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	52 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	65 km

Villages closest to Saruwat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruwat village had a population of 412. That makes it the 45th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Saruwat village has 214 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruwat has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Saruwat is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruwat covers 1093.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saruwat falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saruwat is Barwadih Junction, about 34 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 Saruwat.

Saruwat is about 65 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruwat is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 20 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 34 km away. Medininagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.