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About Saram Village

Saram is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 682 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 682
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saram compares

By the 2011 count Saram is the 27th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 516 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 976.

Getting to Saram

Saram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saram as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saram from other places

Saram lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Khalari, about 11 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 Saram
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 8.2 km
Nearest town Khalāri 11 km
Nearest railway station Khalari 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 36 km

Villages closest to Saram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saram village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 27th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Saram village has 682 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saram has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Saram is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saram covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saram falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saram is Khalari, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saram.

Saram is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saram is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 8.2 km away. Khalāri is about 11 km away. Khalari is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkai (under 2 km), Usku (under 2 km) and Kaskoma (2.3 km).

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

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