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About Sarda Village

Sarda is a mid sized village in Sagma tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 518 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Sagma
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 762 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 518
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarda compares

By the 2011 count Sarda is the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 762 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sarda

Sarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarda from other places

Sarda lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 10 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 Sarda
Tehsil headquarters Sagma 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Wyndhamganj 10 km
District headquarters Garhwa 35 km

Villages closest to Sarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarda village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Sarda village has 518 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarda has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Sarda is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarda covers 762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarda falls under Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarda is Wyndhamganj, about 10 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 village for Sarda.

Sarda 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.

Sarda is in Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district. Sagma is about 3.9 km away. Wyndhamganj is about 10 km away. Garhwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lolki (under 2 km), Taurahi (1.8 km) and Sendha (2.5 km).

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

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