# Sarawak Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Sarawak

Sarawak is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824125**. The 2011 Census counted **1,858 people in 273 households**, the 45th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,858people (2011)
- 273households
- 59.2%literacy
- 824125PIN code

## Sarawak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarawak is 824125.** Sarawak falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824125
- Gram panchayatCheo
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253161

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sarawak from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sarawak?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sarawak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sarawak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sarawak

Of every 100 households in Sarawak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarawak · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sarawak?

■ Sarawak · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**961

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (25%) · **■** Household industry 69 (10%) · **■** Other work 177 (26%) · **■** Marginal 107 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rafiganj

- Salempur1,886 people
- Gordiha1,883 people
- Charkupa1,878 people
- Lohra1,877 people
- Bhalu Khaira1,833 people
- Panrekarman1,827 people
- Dharhara1,813 people
- Semra Jamsaid1,795 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarawak?824125
- How far is Sarawak from Aurangabad?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sarawak?1,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarawak in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarawak?59.2% (Census 2011)
