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About Saraskana Village

Saraskana is a mid sized village in Jharpokharia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 681 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraskana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraskana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Jharpokharia
Pincode 757051
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 681
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraskana compares

By the 2011 count Saraskana is the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 518 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Saraskana

Saraskana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraskana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rasika, Sankadpatia, Sankundalbani and Sansanadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saraskana

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraskana village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 518 residents.

Saraskana village has 681 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraskana has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Saraskana is 757051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraskana covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraskana falls under Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Saraskana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saraskana.

Saraskana is in Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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