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About Sapada Village

Sapada is a mid sized village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 551 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapada village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kukru
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 624 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 551
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sapada compares

By the 2011 count Sapada is the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 624 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 953.

Getting to Sapada

Sapada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sapada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sapada from other places

Sapada lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 2.8 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 Sapada
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukru 4.2 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 29 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Sapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapada village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Sapada village has 551 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapada has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sapada is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapada covers 624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sapada falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sapada is Bakarkudi, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sapada.

Sapada is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapada is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Bakarkudi is about 2.8 km away. Kukru is about 4.2 km away. Balarāmpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chano (under 2 km), Heremuli (1.5 km) and Edaldih (1.8 km).

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

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