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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.

The Saraikela state was founded in 1620 by Raja Bikram Singh (a fore-runner to the ruling family's current nomenclature of Singh Deo).

Saraikela is situated on the bank of Kharkai River in southern Jharkhand. It is well connected with Jamshedpur via land route.

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

There is a police station at Seraikela.

The headquarters of Seraikela CD block are located at Seraikela. The headquarters of the district and subdivision are located at Seraikela.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Seraikela had a total population of 14,252, of which 7,450 (52%) were males and 6,802 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,675. The total number of literate persons in Seraikela was 10,539 (83.80% of the population over 6 years).

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