About Sarkhi Village

Sarkhi is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 151 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkhi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	246.13 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	151
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkhi compares

By the 2011 count Sarkhi is the 70th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 246.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sarkhi

Sarkhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarkhi as Available within 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 Sarkhi from other places

Sarkhi lies about 129 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 3.9 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 Sarkhi
Nearest railway station	Kajri	3.9 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	15 km
District headquarters	Gumla	129 km

Villages closest to Sarkhi

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.

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Common questions about Sarkhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkhi village had a population of 302. That makes it the 70th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Sarkhi village has 151 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkhi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Sarkhi covers 246.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarkhi falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkhi is Kajri, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarkhi.

Sarkhi is about 129 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkhi is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Kajri is about 3.9 km away. Medininagar is about 11 km away. Chainpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.