Saraiyahat is a village in the
Saraiyahat CD block in the
Dumka Sadar subdivision
Dumka Sadar subdivision is the only administrative subdivision of the Dumka district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Overview
Dumka Sadar subdivision is a plateau region. It is divided into four micro subregions. ...
of the
Dumka district
Dumka district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Dumka is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district covers an area of 3716.02 km. This district has a population of 1,321,442 (20 ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Saraiyahat is located at .
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.
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Area
Saraiyahat has an area of .
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).
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Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Saraiyahat.
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Saraiyahat CD block is at Saraiyahat village.
Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India.
History
The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...
, Saraiyahat, is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
Government High School Saraiyahat is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1986. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.
Model School Saraiyahat is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.
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.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Dumka district