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 |  |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 156,291 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 75,591 (58.64%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814151 (Saraiyahat) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06431 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-04 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Poreyahat |
| Website | dumka |
| 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
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Dumka district |
|---|
| Saraiyahat – 58.64% |
| Jarmundi – 58.06% |
| Kathikund - 54.09% |
| Ramgarh – 55.45% |
| Gopikandar – 50.12% |
| Shikaripara – 57.10% |
| Ranishwar – 60.06% |
| Dumka – 70.08% |
| Jama – 61.88% |
| Masalia – 61.66% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
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
References
- "Saraiyahat". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "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.
- "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Bhagalpur to Dumka train link in 2015". The Telegraph, 25 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.