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About Sarifatanr Village

Sarifatanr is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 171 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarifatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarifatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 171
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Sarifatanr compares

By the 2011 count Sarifatanr is the 147th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sarifatanr

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

Sarifatanr lies about 158 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 Sarifatanr
Nearest railway station Lodhma 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.1 km
Nearest town Ranchi 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 158 km

Villages closest to Sarifatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarifatanr village had a population of 336. That makes it the 147th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Sarifatanr village has 171 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarifatanr has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sarifatanr is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarifatanr covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarifatanr falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarifatanr is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarifatanr.

Sarifatanr is about 158 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarifatanr is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Lodhma is about 7.2 km away. Deori is about 9.1 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambatanr (under 2 km), Belatanr (under 2 km) and Bhandratanr (under 2 km).

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

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