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About Sarse Village

Sarse is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 420 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarse village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 420
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarse compares

By the 2011 count Sarse is the 67th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sarse

Sarse is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarse as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarse from other places

Sarse lies about 47 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 7.7 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 Sarse
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 7.7 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 30 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 47 km

Villages closest to Sarse

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarse village had a population of 893. That makes it the 67th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Sarse village has 420 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarse has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sarse is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarse covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarse falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarse is Haludpukur, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarse.

Sarse is about 47 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarse is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 7.7 km away. Gobindpur is about 8.1 km away. Potka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasunchapa (1.9 km), Bara Baghlata (2.3 km) and Chhota Baghlata (2.3 km).

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

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