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About Saristola Village

Saristola is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 157 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saristola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saristola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 84.35 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 157
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saristola compares

By the 2011 count Saristola is the 212th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 84.35 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Saristola

Saristola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saristola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saristola from other places

Saristola lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, 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 Saristola
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 16 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km

Villages closest to Saristola

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 Saristola

As per the Census of India 2011, Saristola village had a population of 303. That makes it the 212th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Saristola village has 157 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saristola has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Saristola is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saristola covers 84.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saristola falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saristola is Banshlai Bridge, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saristola.

Saristola 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.

Saristola is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 7.3 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 16 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 Siristola (under 2 km), Amarpur (under 2 km) and Kalabari (under 2 km).

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

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