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About Sarang Village

Sarang is a mid sized village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 481 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bishunpura
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 481
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarang compares

By the 2011 count Sarang is the 12th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sarang

Sarang is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarang from other places

Sarang lies about 22 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 2.5 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 Sarang
Nearest railway station Ramna 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpura 5.8 km
District headquarters Garhwa 22 km

Villages closest to Sarang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarang village had a population of 928. That makes it the 12th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Sarang village has 481 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarang has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sarang is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarang covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarang falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarang is Ramna, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarang.

Sarang is about 22 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarang is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 2.5 km away. Bishunpura is about 5.8 km away. Garhwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatpura (under 2 km), Darjia (under 2 km) and Bataua (1.6 km).

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

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