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About Serjama Village

Serjama is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 265 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serjama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serjama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 232.06 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 265
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serjama compares

By the 2011 count Serjama is the 83rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 232.06 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Serjama

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

Serjama lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Serjama
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 5.8 km
District headquarters Gumla 24 km
Nearest town Gumlā 24 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 30 km

Villages closest to Serjama

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 Serjama

As per the Census of India 2011, Serjama village had a population of 539. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Serjama village has 265 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serjama has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Serjama is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serjama covers 232.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Serjama falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Serjama is Lohardaga, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Serjama.

Serjama is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serjama is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.8 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Gumlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanso (under 2 km), Kurag (under 2 km) and Kugaon (under 2 km).

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

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