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About Sarlahitanr Village

Sarlahitanr is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 156 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarlahitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarlahitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 31.12 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 156
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarlahitanr compares

By the 2011 count Sarlahitanr is the 76th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 31.12 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sarlahitanr

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

Sarlahitanr lies about 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 24 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 Sarlahitanr
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 24 km
Nearest town Kodarma 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 68 km

Villages closest to Sarlahitanr

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 Sarlahitanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarlahitanr village had a population of 281. That makes it the 76th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Sarlahitanr village has 156 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarlahitanr has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Sarlahitanr covers 31.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarlahitanr falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarlahitanr is Maheshpur, about 24 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 Sarlahitanr.

Sarlahitanr is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarlahitanr is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 7.1 km away. Maheshpur is about 24 km away. Kodarma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongaria (under 2 km), Jharadhab (under 2 km) and Kishanpur (under 2 km).

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

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