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About Sarangudih Village

Sarangudih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 145 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarangudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarangudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 145
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarangudih compares

By the 2011 count Sarangudih is the 162nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sarangudih

Sarangudih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarangudih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarangudih from other places

Sarangudih lies about 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.8 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 Sarangudih
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 12 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Sarangudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarangudih village had a population of 262. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Sarangudih village has 145 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarangudih has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sarangudih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarangudih covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarangudih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarangudih is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Sarangudih.

Sarangudih is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarangudih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 3.8 km away. Bengabad is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadmatol (under 2 km), Pirhakatha (under 2 km) and Nagri (under 2 km).

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

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