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About Sadma Village

Sadma is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 767 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 581.21 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 767
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadma compares

By the 2011 count Sadma is the 19th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 581.21 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sadma

Sadma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sadma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sadma from other places

Sadma lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.6 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 Sadma
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 10 km
Nearest town Saunda 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Sadma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadma village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 19th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sadma village has 767 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadma has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sadma is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadma covers 581.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadma falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sadma is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.6 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 village for Sadma.

Sadma is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadma is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 3.6 km away. Ormanjhi is about 10 km away. Saunda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dundun (under 2 km), Madkama (under 2 km) and Santi (under 2 km).

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

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