Sarauni is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in
Godda CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in Godda subdivision of
Godda district in the
India
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n
state of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
.
Geography
Location
Sarauni is located at .
Sarauni has an area of .
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the
Rajmahal hills
The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are dom ...
running from the bank of the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where
Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal.
Rajmahal coalfield
The Rajmahal Coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Rajmahal coalfield is centred around .
Area of Operations
Five relatively small coal basins – Hura, Chuperbhita, Pachwara, Mahuagarhi ...
is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
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Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Sarauni had a total population of 4,970, of which 2,542 (51%) were males and 2,428 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 856. The total number of literate persons in Sarauni was 2,723 (66.19% of the population over 6 years).
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Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Godda'', Sarauni covered an area of 3.71 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 211 domestic electric connections, 5 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Cities and towns in Godda district