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About Saraipani Village

Saraipani is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 460 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1380 hectares hectares.

Saraipani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraipani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kolebira
Area (hectares) 1380 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 460
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Saraipani compares

By the 2011 count Saraipani is the 32nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 1380 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 983.

Getting to Saraipani

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

Saraipani lies about 30 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 35 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 Saraipani
Nearest town Gumlā 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolebira 22 km
District headquarters Simdega 30 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 35 km

Villages closest to Saraipani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraipani village had a population of 863. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Saraipani village has 460 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraipani has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Saraipani covers 1380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saraipani falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saraipani is Kurkura, about 35 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 Saraipani.

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

Saraipani is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Gumlā is about 20 km away. Kolebira is about 22 km away. Simdega is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siwnathpur (11 km), Barwadih (14 km) and Jurkela (18 km).

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

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