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About Sarangloya Village

Sarangloya is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 127 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Sarangloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarangloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 127
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarangloya compares

By the 2011 count Sarangloya is the 79th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Sarangloya

Sarangloya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarangloya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarangloya from other places

Sarangloya lies about 36 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 14 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 Sarangloya
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 27 km
District headquarters Khunti 36 km

Villages closest to Sarangloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarangloya village had a population of 268. That makes it the 79th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Sarangloya village has 127 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarangloya has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Sarangloya covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarangloya falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarangloya is Govindpur Road, about 14 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 km distance for Sarangloya.

Sarangloya is about 36 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarangloya is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 14 km away. Torpa is about 27 km away. Khunti 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 Jariya (11 km), Konharatoli (15 km) and Ukrimanri (18 km).

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

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