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About Sasarkho Village

Sasarkho is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 672 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sasarkho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sasarkho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 672
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sasarkho compares

By the 2011 count Sasarkho is the 53rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sasarkho

Sasarkho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sasarkho 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 Sasarkho from other places

Sasarkho lies about 25 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 13 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 Sasarkho
Nearest railway station Chichaki 13 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 25 km

Villages closest to Sasarkho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sasarkho village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Sasarkho village has 672 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sasarkho has about 979 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Sasarkho is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sasarkho covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sasarkho falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sasarkho is Chichaki, about 13 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 Sasarkho.

Sasarkho is about 25 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sasarkho is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 13 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Dumri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakuriadih (under 2 km), Pardhandih (under 2 km) and Paharpur (under 2 km).

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

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