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About Sarddha Village

Sarddha is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,627, made up of 1,370 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarddha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarddha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 189.91 hectares
Population 2,627
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarddha compares

By the 2011 count Sarddha is the 26th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 189.91 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 949.

Getting to Sarddha

Sarddha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarddha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sarddha from other places

Sarddha lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 7.1 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 Sarddha
Nearest railway station Takipur 7.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Sarddha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarddha village had a population of 2,627. That makes it the 26th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Sarddha village has 1,370 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarddha has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sarddha is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarddha covers 189.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarddha falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sarddha is Takipur, about 7.1 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 village for Sarddha.

Sarddha is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarddha is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 7.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.3 km away. Nalhati I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sariha (under 2 km), Khidirpur (under 2 km) and Pakha (1.6 km).

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

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