# Sarba Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Sarba

Sarba is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 171 households**, the 87th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 894people (2011)
- 171households
- 57.1%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Sarba PIN code and other codes

Sarba falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRangaon
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241148

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

## How far is Sarba from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)24 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)24 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 Sarba?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sarba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khesar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sarba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Sarba

Of every 100 households in Sarba in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarba · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Sarba?

■ Sarba · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**943

Working population ****29.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 48.3% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (60%) · **■** Household industry 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Barri959 people
- Chapri941 people
- Parsa933 people
- Nandgola916 people
- Kumardih885 people
- Gadiaun883 people
- Makesar866 people
- Gomar Chak864 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarba from Banka?24 km by road
- What is the population of Sarba?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarba in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarba?57.1% (Census 2011)