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About Sarja Village

Sarja is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 628 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarja village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 628
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarja compares

By the 2011 count Sarja is the 51st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sarja

Sarja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranital, Ranki, Salatua and Saram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarja

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarja village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 51st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Sarja village has 628 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarja has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sarja is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarja covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarja falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sarja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarja.

Sarja is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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