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Saraiyahat
Village
Saraiyahat is located in Jharkhand
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat
Location in Jharkhand, India
Saraiyahat is located in India
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat (India)
Coordinates: 24°34′49″N 87°00′47″E / 24.580278°N 87.013056°E / 24.580278; 87.013056
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Population
 (2011)
 ā€¢ Total1,459
Languages (*For language details see Saraiyahat#Language and religion)
 ā€¢ OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814151
Telephone/ STD code06431
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPoreyahat
Websitedumka.nic.in

Saraiyahat is a village in the Saraiyahat CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Saraiyahat is located at 24°34′49″N 87°00′47″E / 24.580278°N 87.013056°E / 24.580278; 87.013056.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]

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Area[edit | edit source]

Saraiyahat has an area of 5.34 hectares (13.2 acres).[2]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Saraiyahat had a total population of 1,459, of which 771 (53%) were males and 688 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 220. The total number of literate persons in Saraiyahat was 1,239 (91.12% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Civic administration[edit | edit source]

Police station[edit | edit source]

There is a police station at Saraiyahat.[3]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

Headquarters of Saraiyahat CD block is at Saraiyahat village.[4]

Education[edit | edit source]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Saraiyahat, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[5]

Government High School Saraiyahat is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1986. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[6]

Model School Saraiyahat is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[7]

Project Girls High School Saraiyahat is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1985. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "KGBV Saraiyhat". Schools.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Govt HS Saraiyahat". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Model School Saraiyahat". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Project Girls HS Saraiyahat". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.