About Sarju Village

Sarju is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 261 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarju village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Garu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	549
Male Population	261
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarju compares

By the 2011 count Sarju is the 18th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sarju

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

Sarju lies about 14 km from Garu, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 13 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 Sarju
Nearest railway station	Latehar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garu	14 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	17 km

Villages closest to Sarju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarju village had a population of 549. That makes it the 18th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Sarju village has 261 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarju has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sarju is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarju covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarju falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarju is Latehar, about 13 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 village for Sarju.

Sarju is about 14 km from Garu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarju is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Latehar is about 13 km away. Garu is about 14 km away. Lātehār is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.