About Sarmali Village

Sarmali is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 272 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmali village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	272
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Sarmali compares

By the 2011 count Sarmali is the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 211 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 981.

Getting to Sarmali

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

Sarmali lies about 45 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 18 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 Sarmali
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	2.0 km
Nearest town	Būndu	13 km
Nearest railway station	Torang	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	45 km

Villages closest to Sarmali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmali village had a population of 527. That makes it the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Sarmali village has 272 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmali has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sarmali is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarmali covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarmali falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarmali is Torang, about 18 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 Sarmali.

Sarmali is about 45 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmali is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 2.0 km away. Būndu is about 13 km away. Torang is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.