About Sauka Village

Sauka is a mid sized village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 287 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Itki
Pincode	835303
Area (hectares)	369 hectares
Population	556
Male Population	287
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauka compares

By the 2011 count Sauka is the 22nd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sauka

Sauka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sauka as Available within 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 Sauka from other places

Sauka lies about 23 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 9.9 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 Sauka
Nearest railway station	Itki	9.9 km
Nearest town	Rātu	21 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	23 km

Villages closest to Sauka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauka village had a population of 556. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Sauka village has 287 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauka has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sauka is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauka covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sauka falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sauka is Itki, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Sauka.

Sauka is about 23 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauka is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 9.9 km away. Rātu is about 21 km away. Ranchi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.