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About Saranga Village

Saranga is a small village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 157 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Anandpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 143.9 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 157
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saranga compares

By the 2011 count Saranga is the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 143.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Saranga

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

Saranga lies about 144 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 14 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 Saranga
Nearest town Lohārdagā 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 144 km

Villages closest to Saranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranga village had a population of 325. That makes it the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Saranga village has 157 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranga has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Saranga is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saranga covers 143.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saranga falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saranga is Lohardaga, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Saranga.

Saranga is about 144 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranga is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lohārdagā is about 11 km away. Anandpur is about 12 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chodarapa (under 2 km), Tarapdanda (under 2 km) and Buru Ichinda (3.0 km).

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

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