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About Sarua Village

Sarua is a large village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,791, made up of 1,990 males and 1,801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 185.11 hectares
Population 3,791
Male Population 1,990
Female Population 1,801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Sarua compares

By the 2011 count Sarua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 185.11 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sarua

Sarua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarua 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 Sarua from other places

Sarua lies about 60 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Sarua
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 20 km
Nearest town Kodarma 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 60 km

Villages closest to Sarua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarua village had a population of 3,791. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Sarua village has 1,990 males and 1,801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarua has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sarua is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarua covers 185.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarua falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarua is Dhanwar, about 20 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 Sarua.

Sarua is about 60 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarua is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 2.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 20 km away. Kodarma is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semrapatal (under 2 km), Khotmanai (under 2 km) and Cherwa (under 2 km).

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

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