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About Sarkanda Village

Sarkanda is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 146 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 118.76 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 146
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkanda compares

By the 2011 count Sarkanda is the 86th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 118.76 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Sarkanda

Sarkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarkanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarkanda from other places

Sarkanda lies about 21 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 6.3 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 Sarkanda
Nearest railway station Ammapali 6.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 21 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 21 km

Villages closest to Sarkanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkanda village had a population of 295. That makes it the 86th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Sarkanda village has 146 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkanda has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sarkanda is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkanda covers 118.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkanda falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkanda is Ammapali, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Sarkanda.

Sarkanda is about 21 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkanda is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Ammapali is about 6.3 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Barhait is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goradih (2.5 km), Babupur (5.0 km) and Ani (5.3 km).

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

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