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About Sarwa Village

Sarwa is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,939, made up of 1,463 males and 1,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 2,939
Male Population 1,463
Female Population 1,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarwa compares

By the 2011 count Sarwa is the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sarwa

Sarwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarwa from other places

Sarwa lies about 33 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 4.2 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 Sarwa
Nearest railway station Narkopi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 11 km
Nearest town Rātu 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 33 km

Villages closest to Sarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwa village had a population of 2,939. That makes it the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Sarwa village has 1,463 males and 1,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

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

Sarwa covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwa falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarwa is Narkopi, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sarwa.

Sarwa is about 33 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwa is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Narkopi is about 4.2 km away. Mandar is about 11 km away. Rātu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikpur (under 2 km), Charnalo (1.8 km) and Dumri (1.8 km).

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

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