About Sarbhanga Village

Sarbhanga is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 901 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Sarbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarbhanga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	1,755
Male Population	901
Female Population	854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Sarbhanga is the 24th 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 86 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sarbhanga

Sarbhanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarbhanga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarbhanga from other places

Sarbhanga lies about 29 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, 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 Sarbhanga
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	20 km
Nearest town	Colgong	23 km
District headquarters	Godda	29 km

Villages closest to Sarbhanga

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 Sarbhanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarbhanga village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 24th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Sarbhanga village has 901 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarbhanga has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Sarbhanga covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarbhanga falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarbhanga is Ekchari, 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarbhanga.

Sarbhanga is about 29 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarbhanga is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 4.2 km away. Ekchari is about 20 km away. Colgong is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.