About Sarita Village

Sarita is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 789 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarita village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Kamdara
Pincode	835224
Area (hectares)	1263 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	789
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarita compares

By the 2011 count Sarita is the 9th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 1263 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sarita

Sarita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarita as Available within 5 - 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 Sarita from other places

Sarita lies about 50 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 4.7 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 Sarita
Nearest railway station	Pakra	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kamdara	11 km
Nearest town	Khunti	42 km
District headquarters	Gumla	50 km

Villages closest to Sarita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarita village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 9th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Sarita village has 789 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarita has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sarita is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarita covers 1263 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.

Sarita falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarita is Pakra, about 4.7 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 village for Sarita.

Sarita is about 50 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarita is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pakra is about 4.7 km away. Kamdara is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.