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Jharkhand: MNREGA, irrigation scheme help Deoghar farmers overcome water shortage, grow sugarcane and other crops
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarath is the largest village in Sarath mandal, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, with a population of 5,692 in 1,123 households and a literacy rate of 58.9%. The village has one hospital and is located at coordinates 24.238°N, 86.841°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mamta Devi
Contact: 99****2614
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- LGD code
- 355065
- Pincode
- 814149
- Post office
- Sarath
- Population
- 5,692
- Households
- 1,123
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,565
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 185 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 242 km
- Nearest railway station
- Joramow Railway Station · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CHC, Sarath · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sarath compares
By population, Sarath ranks #1 of 390 villages in Sarath mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
58.9%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Sarath58.9%
Sarath mandal51.5%
Deoghar district53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−21 vs mandal average
Sarath909
Sarath mandal930
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.6 vs mandal average
Sarath5.1
Sarath mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarath at a glance
Sarath is a village of 5,692 people in 1,123 households (Census 2011) in Sarath block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the largest of 390 villages in Sarath block. Literacy is 59%, 7 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Deoghar district centre, 57 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 14 km from Joramow Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814149, served by Sarath post office; the LGD village code is 355065. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Sarath, <1 km away. The sarpanch is Mamta Devi, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 6,711 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sarath →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarath · this village | 5,692 | 59% | — |
| Sapta · Baliapur | 336 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Kadwara · Tundi | 511 | 41% | 5.7 km E |
| Ludhuria · Tundi | 822 | 43% | 5.7 km E |
| Jamkol · Tundi | 460 | 39% | 6.1 km E |
| Dewaria · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj) | 640 | 51% | 6.2 km W |
| Dewaria · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj) | 1,352 | 56% | 6.2 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarath
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SARATH
- Total area (ha)
- 408
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sarath
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sarath
- LGD code
- 355065
- Pincode
- 814149
- Post office
- Sarath
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,692
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,711
- Households
- 1,123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.23825°N, 86.84091°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mamta Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Sarath
Getting there
How to reach Sarath
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi185 kmcapital
- Kolkata242 km
- Delhi1075 km
- Hyderabad1155 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJoramow Railway Station14 km
- Hospital / PHCCHC, Sarath<1 km
- ATM / bankग्राहक सेवा केंद्र (शर्मा डिजिटल सेंटर) common service centre30 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump32 km
- CollegeBajla Mahila College31 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- CHC, Sarathunder 1 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)