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About Sareyad Village

Sareyad is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 180 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sareyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sareyad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 180
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Sareyad compares

By the 2011 count Sareyad is the 75th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Sareyad

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

Sareyad lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 36 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 Sareyad
Tehsil headquarters Erki 22 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 36 km

Villages closest to Sareyad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sareyad village had a population of 352. That makes it the 75th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sareyad village has 180 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sareyad has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Sareyad is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sareyad covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sareyad falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sareyad is Chakradharpur, about 36 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 Sareyad.

Sareyad is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sareyad is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Chakradharpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailpiri (under 2 km), Selda (2.1 km) and Koil (2.1 km).

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

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