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About Saro Village

Saro is a mid sized village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,702, made up of 820 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1411.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bishunpura
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 1411.66 hectares
Population 1,702
Male Population 820
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
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 Saro compares

By the 2011 count Saro is the 5th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 1411.66 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Saro

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

Saro lies about 27 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 8.0 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 Saro
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpura 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Ramna 8.0 km
District headquarters Garhwa 27 km

Villages closest to Saro

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 Saro

As per the Census of India 2011, Saro village had a population of 1,702. That makes it the 5th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Saro village has 820 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saro has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Saro covers 1411.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saro falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saro is Ramna, about 8.0 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 Saro.

Saro is about 27 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saro is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Bishunpura is about 5.9 km away. Ramna is about 8.0 km away. Garhwa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patihari (2.3 km), Deogurwa (2.4 km) and Pipri Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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