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

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Village · Bausi, Banka 

# Saruwa

Saruwa is a village in Bausi sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,393 people in 1,122 households**, the 11th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 5,393people (2011)
- 1,122households
- 56.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Saruwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSaruwa
- Community development blockBausi
- Census village code242403

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

## How far is Saruwa from nearby towns?

- Bausi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)33 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)33 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 Saruwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Saruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bausi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bausi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Saruwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 1,455 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Saruwa

Of every 100 households in Saruwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saruwa · ■ Bausi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**23%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****16%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Saruwa?

■ Saruwa · ■ Bausi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**950

Working population ****41.3%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 555 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (3%) · **■** Marginal 942 (42%)

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

- Sikandar Pur6,169 people
- Angaro Jabra5,731 people
- Dalia5,702 people
- Chilkara5,678 people
- Nayagaon4,141 people
- Sukhiabarait4,037 people
- Sirai4,001 people
- Golhatti3,870 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saruwa from Banka?33 km by road
- What is the population of Saruwa?5,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saruwa in?Banka district (Bausi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saruwa?56.2% (Census 2011)