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About Saraidih Village

Saraidih is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 135 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 165.04 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 135
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraidih compares

By the 2011 count Saraidih is the 112th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 165.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1002.

Getting to Saraidih

Saraidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saraidih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saraidih from other places

Saraidih lies about 31 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 41 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 Saraidih
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 20 km
District headquarters Gumla 31 km
Nearest town Gumlā 31 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 41 km

Villages closest to Saraidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraidih village had a population of 274. That makes it the 112th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Saraidih village has 135 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraidih has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Saraidih is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraidih covers 165.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saraidih falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraidih is Lohardaga, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Saraidih.

Saraidih 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.

Saraidih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 20 km away. Gumla is about 31 km away. Gumlā 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 Kedli (under 2 km), Hushir (under 2 km) and Tendar (2.1 km).

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

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