Saraikela
Saraikella, Seraikella | |
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Town | |
  Saraikela Location in Jharkhand, India  Saraikela Saraikela (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′00″N 85°55′32″E / 22.7168°N 85.9255°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| District | Saraikela Kharsawan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal governance in India |
| • Body | Saraikela Nagar Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,252 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Demographic | |
| • Literacy rate | 67.70 % |
| • Sex ratio | 958 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi and English |
| • Regional | Odia, Ho, Mundari, Bengali and Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 833219 |
| Telephone code | 06597 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-22 |
| Literacy | 83.80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Singhbhum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Seraikella |
| Website | seraikela |
Saraikela (also spelled Seraikella) is the district headquarters and a nagar panchayat in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was formerly the capital of Saraikela State, a princely state. The town is a road junction, an agricultural trade centre and upcoming industrial centre. It is situated between Jamshedpur and Chaibasa.