# Saruda Village, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basia, Gumla 

# Saruda

Saruda is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835229**. The 2011 Census counted **1,289 people in 251 households**, the 18th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,289people (2011)
- 251households
- 61.4%literacy
- 835229PIN code

## Saruda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saruda is 835229.** Saruda falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835229
- Gram panchayatKelga
- Community development blockBasia
- Census village code375934

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

## How far is Saruda from nearby towns?

- Basiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)46 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 Saruda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saruda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Saruda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 730 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 Saruda

Of every 100 households in Saruda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saruda · ■ Basia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Saruda?

■ Saruda · ■ Basia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**963

Working population ****52.4%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 52.6% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 551 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 108 (16%)

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 Basia

- Kindarkela1,376 people
- Dalmadih1,372 people
- Turbunga1,346 people
- Lungtu1,303 people
- Mamarla1,288 people
- Pantha1,268 people
- Ramjari1,265 people
- Itam1,219 people

[All 88 villages in Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saruda?835229
- How far is Saruda from Gumla?46 km by road
- What is the population of Saruda?1,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saruda in?Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saruda?61.4% (Census 2011)