# Saruka Village, Devipur, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devipur, Deoghar 

# Saruka

Saruka is a village in Devipur sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 146 households**, the 45th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 727people (2011)
- 146households
- 48.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Saruka PIN code and other codes

Saruka falls in Devipur sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDhobna
- Community development blockDevipur
- Census village code354368

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saruka from nearby towns?

- Devipur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Saruka?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Saruka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saruka known for?

About 57% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Saruka

Of every 100 households in Saruka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saruka · ■ Devipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****96%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saruka?

■ Saruka · ■ Devipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**970

Working population ****45.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 37.7% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 302 (90%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Devipur

- Dhabwa778 people
- Bandar Basa769 people
- Pahartali751 people
- Paharpur742 people
- Baghraidih707 people
- Balnadi704 people
- Bhaisia676 people
- Hathwari662 people

[All 259 villages in Devipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/devipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saruka from Deoghar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Saruka?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saruka in?Deoghar district (Devipur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saruka?48.2% (Census 2011)