Saraiyahat

Saraiyahat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 48 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Saraiyahat
Community development block
Saraiyahat
Location in Jharkhand, India
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat (India)
Coordinates: 24°34′49″N 87°0′47″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total156,291
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates75,591 (58.64%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814151 (Saraiyahat)
Telephone/STD code06431
Vehicle registrationJH-04
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPoreyahat
Websitedumka.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Saraiyahat, the CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°34′49″N 87°0′47″E.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Saraiyahat CD Block had a total population of 156,291 all of which were rural. There were 80,535 (52%) males and 75,756 (48%) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 14,191 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 28,050. Population below 6 years was 27,416.[2]

Saraiyahat is a village with a population of 1,459 as per 2011 census.[2]

Hindi and Santali are languages spoken in the region.

Literacy

As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Saraiyahat CD Block was 75,591 (58.64% of the population over 6 years) out of which 46,721 (62%) were males and 28,870 (38%) were females.[2]

As of 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[3] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[4] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Transportation

The 130 km Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat railway project is an extension of the Bhagalpur-Mandar Hills section functioning for a long time. Service was extended to Hansdiha (in this block) in 2012, and at that time work was on in the 42 km Hansdiha-Dumka sector.[6]

  • See also – Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line
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References
  1. "Saraiyahat". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Bhagalpur to Dumka train link in 2015". The Telegraph, 25 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.


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