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Saraiyahat

Saraiyahat
Community development block
Saraiyahat is located in Jharkhand
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat is located in India
Saraiyahat
Saraiyahat
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°34′49″N 87°0′47″E / 24.58028°N 87.01306°E / 24.58028; 87.01306Coordinates: 24°34′49″N 87°0′47″E / 24.58028°N 87.01306°E / 24.58028; 87.01306
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Government
 • Type Community development block
Elevation 268 m (879 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 156,291
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 75,591 (58.64%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814151 (Saraiyahat)
Telephone/STD code 06431
Vehicle registration JH-04
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Poreyahat
Website dumka.nic.in
CD Block

Saraiyahat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 48 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.

Saraiyahat, the CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°34′49″N 87°0′47″E / 24.58028°N 87.01306°E / 24.58028; 87.01306.

As per 2011 Census of India, Saraiyahat CD Block had a total population of 156,291 all of which were rural. There were 80,535 (52%) males and 75,756 (48%) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 14,191 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 28,050. Population below 6 years was 27,416.

Saraiyahat is a village with a population of 1,459 as per 2011 census.

Hindi and Santali are languages spoken in the region.

As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Saraiyahat CD Block was 75,591 (58.64% of the population over 6 years) out of which 46,721 (62%) were males and 28,870 (38%) were females.

As of 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02. Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.


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