Saraiyahat, Dumka

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Saraiyahat.

Saraiyahat
Village
Saraiyahat Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Saraiyahat Saraiyahat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°34′49″N87°00′47″E / 24.580278°N 87.013056°E / 24.580278; 87.013056
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,459
Languages (*For language details see Saraiyahat#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814151
Telephone/ STD code	06431
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Poreyahat
Website	dumka.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

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Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
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Location

Saraiyahat is located at 24°34′49″N87°00′47″E / 24.580278°N 87.013056°E / 24.580278; 87.013056 .

Overview

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

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

Demographics

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

Police station

There is a police station at Saraiyahat. ^[3]

CD block HQ

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

Education

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

1. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. "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. 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.