Country India District Giridih Vehicle registration JH Population 149,068 (2011) | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Kodarma | |
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Suriya (सरिया) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumri sub-division of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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Map of Suriya, Jharkhand
Geography
Barakar River flows through this block.
Panchayats
The following panchayats compose Suriya community development block: Parsiya, Amnari, Ghutiyapesra, Koerdih, Purnidih, Mokamo, Kailatand, Nagar Keshwari, Keshwari, Barwadih, Sablpur, Bagodih, Nawadih, Sariya (N), Sariya (E), Sariya (W), Sariya Khurd, Mandramo (E), Mandramo (W), Chirua, Chichaki, Kusmadih, and Bandkharo.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Sariya CD Block had a total population of 149,068, of which 130,115 were rural and 18,933 were urban. There were 76,936 males and 73,132 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 18,907 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 4,355.
Barki Saraiya is a census town in Sariya CD Block.
It had a population (2001 census) of 115,000.
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Sariya CD Block was 80,489 out of which 50,520 were males and 29,969 were females.