About Sarawa Village

Sarawa is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 408 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	42.19 hectares
Population	812
Male Population	408
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarawa compares

By the 2011 count Sarawa is the 75th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 42.19 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sarawa

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

Sarawa lies about 11 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 7.6 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 Sarawa
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	7.6 km
District headquarters	Godda	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	35 km

Villages closest to Sarawa

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.

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Common questions about Sarawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarawa village had a population of 812. That makes it the 75th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Sarawa village has 408 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarawa has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sarawa is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarawa covers 42.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarawa falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarawa is Behrajor, about 7.6 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 Sarawa.

Sarawa is about 11 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarawa is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 7.6 km away. Godda is about 11 km away. Mahagama is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.