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Saruka

Devipur mandal
Pincode 814120
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMA DEVI
Contact: 62****3560
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LGD code
354368
Pincode
814120
Post office
Ghormara
Population
727
Households
146
Literacy rate
37.7%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
334
Census 2011 · in context

How Saruka compares

By population, Saruka ranks #45 of 259 villages in Devipur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
37.7%
−10.2% vs mandal average
Saruka
37.7%
Devipur mandal
47.9%
Deoghar district
53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+59 vs mandal average
Saruka
981
Devipur mandal
922
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.7 vs mandal average
Saruka
5.0
Devipur mandal
5.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Saruka at a glance

Saruka is a village of 727 people in 146 households (Census 2011) in Devipur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 45th-largest of 259 villages in Devipur block. Literacy is 38%, 10 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814120, served by Ghormara post office; the LGD village code is 354368. The sarpanch is UMA DEVI, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 857 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Saruka

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DEOGHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
DHOBNA
Total area (ha)
230.12
Irrigated area (ha)
10.5
Forest area (ha)
79.1

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Saruka

LGD code
354368
Pincode
814120
Post office
Ghormara
Population (Census 2011)
727
Population (projected 2026)
857
Households
146
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
37.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamtara
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Irfan Ansari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
UMA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Devipur
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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