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About Saruda Village

Saruda is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 636 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 636
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saruda compares

By the 2011 count Saruda is the 18th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Saruda

Saruda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saruda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saruda from other places

Saruda lies about 31 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 18 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 Saruda
Tehsil headquarters Basia 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 31 km
Nearest town Gumlā 31 km

Villages closest to Saruda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruda village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 18th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Saruda village has 636 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruda has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Saruda is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruda covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saruda falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saruda is Kurkura, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saruda.

Saruda is about 31 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruda is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 7.7 km away. Kurkura is about 18 km away. Gumla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelga (2.0 km), Morang (2.2 km) and Saitola (2.5 km).

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

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