# Sawat Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai 

# Sawat

Sawat is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,808 people in 1,554 households**, the 2nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 7,808people (2011)
- 1,554households
- 67.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Sawat PIN code and other codes

Sawat falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSawat
- Community development blockChhorahi
- Census village code237464

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

## How far is Sawat from nearby towns?

- Begusarai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)11 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 Sawat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rosera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sawat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 94% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Sawat

Of every 100 households in Sawat in 2011, 3 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sawat · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sawat?

■ Sawat · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**943

Working population ****27.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 476 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 830 (39%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 250 (12%) · **■** Marginal 538 (25%)

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 Chhorahi

- Amari14,925 people
- Narayanpipar7,451 people
- Ajni6,977 people
- Ekamba6,923 people
- Sihman6,435 people

[All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawat from Begusarai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sawat?7,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawat in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sawat?67.5% (Census 2011)