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About Saranda Village

Saranda is a small village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 241 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 241
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranda compares

By the 2011 count Saranda is the 86th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Saranda

Saranda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saranda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Saranda from other places

Saranda lies about 2.7 km from Godda. 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 Saranda
District headquarters Godda 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 17 km

Villages closest to Saranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranda village had a population of 479. That makes it the 86th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Saranda village has 241 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranda has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Saranda covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saranda falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Saranda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saranda.

Saranda is about 2.7 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranda is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 2.7 km away. Pathargama is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua (2.1 km), Gangta Kalan (2.7 km) and Gangta Mal Chhit (2.7 km).

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

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