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About Sarlo Village

Sarlo is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 218 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares.

Sarlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarlo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 448 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 218
Female Population 218
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarlo compares

By the 2011 count Sarlo is the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1001.

Getting to Sarlo

Sarlo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarlo 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarlo from other places

Sarlo lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 5.1 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 Sarlo
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 6.1 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km

Villages closest to Sarlo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarlo village had a population of 436. That makes it the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sarlo village has 218 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarlo has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Sarlo covers 448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarlo falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarlo is Govindpur Road, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sarlo.

Sarlo is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarlo is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 5.1 km away. Karra is about 6.1 km away. Khunti 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 Anro Toli (under 2 km), Kotlo (1.5 km) and Jorko (1.8 km).

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

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