# Sarhamu Village, Bausi, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bausi, Banka 

# Sarhamu

Sarhamu is a village in Bausi sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 306 households**, the 33rd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 1,534people (2011)
- 306households
- 65.1%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Sarhamu PIN code and other codes

Sarhamu falls in Bausi sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaruwa
- Community development blockBausi
- Census village code242382

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

## How far is Sarhamu from nearby towns?

- Bausi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)32 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 Sarhamu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhamu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shyambazar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bausi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bausi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sarhamu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Sarhamu

Of every 100 households in Sarhamu in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarhamu · ■ Bausi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**23%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**31%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

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 Sarhamu?

■ Sarhamu · ■ Bausi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**950

Working population ****24.7%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 29% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 212 (56%)

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 Bausi

- Rajdah2,097 people
- Maniar Pur1,816 people
- BhalkiTola Jhalar1,810 people
- Itahri1,752 people
- Gokula Tola Pararia1,494 people
- Bena Mohanpur1,376 people
- Kharauni1,376 people
- Nima1,361 people

[All 153 villages in Bausi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/bausi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarhamu from Banka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sarhamu?1,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhamu in?Banka district (Bausi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhamu?65.1% (Census 2011)