About Sarwan Village

Sarwan is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,903, made up of 978 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Pincode	814153
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	1,903
Male Population	978
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarwan compares

By the 2011 count Sarwan is the 23rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sarwan

Sarwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarwan as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarwan from other places

Sarwan 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 Sarwan
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	7.6 km
District headquarters	Godda	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	13 km

Villages closest to Sarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwan village had a population of 1,903. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Sarwan village has 978 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sarwan is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwan covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarwan falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarwan is Behrajor, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sarwan 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.

Sarwan is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 7.6 km away. Godda is about 11 km away. Poreyahat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.