About Sarkand Village

Sarkand is a small village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 212 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkand village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manjhari
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	212
Female Population	200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkand compares

By the 2011 count Sarkand is the 56th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1030.

Getting to Sarkand

Sarkand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarkand as Available within village. 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 Sarkand from other places

Sarkand lies about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Sarkand
Tehsil headquarters	Manjhari	6.2 km
Nearest town	Rairangpur	20 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	45 km

Villages closest to Sarkand

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

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Common questions about Sarkand

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkand village had a population of 412. That makes it the 56th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Sarkand village has 212 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkand has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sarkand is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkand covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkand falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sarkand notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarkand.

Sarkand is about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkand is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 6.2 km away. Rairangpur is about 20 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.