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About Srigaon Village

Srigaon is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 293 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Srigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srigaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 293
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srigaon compares

By the 2011 count Srigaon is the 47th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Srigaon

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

Srigaon lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 31 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 Srigaon
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 9.1 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km
Nearest railway station Karra 31 km

Villages closest to Srigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Srigaon village had a population of 611. That makes it the 47th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Srigaon village has 293 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srigaon has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Srigaon covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Srigaon falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Srigaon is Karra, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Srigaon.

Srigaon is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srigaon is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 9.1 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Karra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indipiri (under 2 km), Gumpuru (under 2 km) and Chatradih (2.3 km).

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

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