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About Serandag Village

Serandag is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 522 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serandag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serandag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 660 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 522
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Serandag compares

By the 2011 count Serandag is the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Serandag

Serandag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Serandag 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 Serandag from other places

Serandag lies about 49 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 16 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 Serandag
Nearest railway station Shivpur 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 25 km
District headquarters Latehar 49 km

Villages closest to Serandag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serandag village had a population of 998. That makes it the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Serandag village has 522 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serandag has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Serandag covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Serandag falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Serandag is Shivpur, about 16 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 Serandag.

Serandag is about 49 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serandag is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Chatrā is about 20 km away. Herhanj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailam (17 km), Chatuhaus (18 km) and Salaiya (18 km).

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

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