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About Sarkoni Village

Sarkoni is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 887 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkoni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 472.17 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 887
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkoni compares

By the 2011 count Sarkoni is the 14th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 472.17 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sarkoni

Sarkoni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarkoni as Available within <5 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 Sarkoni from other places

Sarkoni lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 9.2 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 Sarkoni
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 9.2 km
Nearest town Husainābād 21 km
District headquarters Garhwa 35 km

Villages closest to Sarkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkoni village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 14th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Sarkoni village has 887 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkoni has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sarkoni is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkoni covers 472.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkoni falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkoni is Muhammadganj, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarkoni.

Sarkoni is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkoni is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 3.3 km away. Muhammadganj is about 9.2 km away. Husainābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma (under 2 km), Nausemaura (under 2 km) and Semaura (under 2 km).

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

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