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About Saraidih Village

Saraidih is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 390 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 60.3 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 390
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraidih compares

By the 2011 count Saraidih is the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 60.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Saraidih

Saraidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saraidih as Available within 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 Saraidih from other places

Saraidih lies about 115 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Mahuamilan, about 8.9 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 Saraidih
Nearest railway station Mahuamilan 8.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 22 km
District headquarters Palamu 115 km

Villages closest to Saraidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraidih village had a population of 762. That makes it the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Saraidih village has 390 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraidih has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Saraidih is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraidih covers 60.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraidih falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraidih is Mahuamilan, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance for Saraidih.

Saraidih is about 115 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraidih is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Mahuamilan is about 8.9 km away. Khalāri is about 16 km away. Tarhasi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharathpur (under 2 km), Kosiara (under 2 km) and Lalgara (under 2 km).

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

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