Country India District Dumka PIN 814151 (Saraiyahat) Elevation 268 m Area code 06431 | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 06431 Population 156,291 (2011) | |
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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.
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Map of Saraiyahat, Jharkhand 814151
Geography
Saraiyahat, the CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°34′49″N 87°0′47″E.
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.
Saraiyahat is a village with a population of 1,459 as per 2011 census.
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.
As of 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02. Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
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.