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About Saratpur Village

Saratpur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 36 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saratpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saratpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 14.61 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 36
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saratpur compares

By the 2011 count Saratpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 14.61 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Saratpur

Saratpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saratpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saratpur from other places

Saratpur lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 Saratpur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km

Villages closest to Saratpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saratpur village had a population of 72. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Saratpur village has 36 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saratpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Saratpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saratpur covers 14.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saratpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saratpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saratpur.

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

Saratpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about under 2 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunderpur (under 2 km), Anapur (under 2 km) and Babupur (under 2 km).

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

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