About Serka Village

Serka is a large village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 1,354 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	1136 hectares
Population	2,948
Male Population	1,354
Female Population	1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,177
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Serka compares

By the 2011 count Serka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1136 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Serka

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

Serka lies about 41 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 32 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 Serka
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	2.0 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	29 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	32 km
District headquarters	Gumla	41 km

Villages closest to Serka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serka village had a population of 2,948. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Serka village has 1,354 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serka has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Serka is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serka covers 1136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Serka falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Serka is Lohardaga, about 32 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 Serka.

Serka is about 41 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serka is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 2.0 km away. Lohārdagā is about 29 km away. Lohardaga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.