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About Sarmali Village

Sarmali is a small village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 229 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, 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 Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 219.5 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 229
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarmali compares

By the 2011 count Sarmali is the 96th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 219.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sarmali

Sarmali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarmali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 67 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, 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 Sarmali
Nearest railway station Suisa 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 16 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 31 km
District headquarters Ranchi 67 km

Villages closest to Sarmali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmali village had a population of 431. That makes it the 96th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Sarmali village has 229 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmali has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sarmali is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarmali covers 219.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarmali falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarmali is Suisa, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarmali.

Sarmali is about 67 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 Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Suisa is about 4.2 km away. Tamar I is about 16 km away. Balarāmpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhursudih (under 2 km), Birdih (9.6 km) and Mankidih (9.7 km).

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

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