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About Singa Kalan Alias Sarka Village

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka is a small village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 169 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singa Kalan Alias Sarka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 169
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Singa Kalan Alias Sarka compares

By the 2011 count Singa Kalan Alias Sarka is the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Singa Kalan Alias Sarka

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Singa Kalan Alias Sarka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Singa Kalan Alias Sarka from other places

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka lies about 22 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 24 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 Singa Kalan Alias Sarka
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 3.7 km
District headquarters Garhwa 22 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 24 km

Villages closest to Singa Kalan Alias Sarka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranka 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 Singa Kalan Alias Sarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Singa Kalan Alias Sarka village had a population of 335. That makes it the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka village has 169 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singa Kalan Alias Sarka has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Singa Kalan Alias Sarka is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Singa Kalan Alias Sarka is Garwa, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Singa Kalan Alias Sarka.

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka 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.

Singa Kalan Alias Sarka is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 3.7 km away. Garhwa is about 22 km away. Garwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singa Khurd (under 2 km), Hurdag (under 2 km) and Uchri (under 2 km).

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

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