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About Sarautia Village

Sarautia is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 1,009 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.85 hectares hectares.

Sarautia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarautia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Area (hectares) 120.85 hectares
Population 1,943
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sarautia compares

By the 2011 count Sarautia is the 17th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 120.85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sarautia

Sarautia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarautia as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarautia from other places

Sarautia lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 19 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 Sarautia
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 19 km
Nearest town Colgong 22 km
District headquarters Godda 30 km

Villages closest to Sarautia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarautia village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 17th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Sarautia village has 1,009 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarautia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Sarautia covers 120.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarautia falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarautia is Ekchari, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarautia.

Sarautia is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarautia is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 5.2 km away. Ekchari is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doma Chak (under 2 km), Bansbara (under 2 km) and Kita Bansbara (under 2 km).

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

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