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About Sargaon Village

Sargaon is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 89 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,360 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sargaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 527.14 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 89
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,360
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 Sargaon compares

By the 2011 count Sargaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 527.14 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sargaon

Sargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sargaon 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 Sargaon from other places

Sargaon lies about 113 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, about 15 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 Sargaon
Nearest railway station Chianki 15 km
Nearest town Medininagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 113 km

Villages closest to Sargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sargaon village had a population of 210. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Sargaon village has 89 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sargaon has about 1360 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sargaon is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sargaon covers 527.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sargaon falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sargaon is Chianki, about 15 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 Sargaon.

Sargaon is about 113 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sargaon is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Chianki is about 15 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Chainpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahudargaon (under 2 km), Dargaon (under 2 km) and Rajadera (8.1 km).

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

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