# Sarath Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur 

# Sarath

Sarath is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 223 households**, the 41st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,097people (2011)
- 223households
- 66.0%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Sarath PIN code and other codes

Sarath falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonudih Satjori
- Community development blockGoradih
- Census village code239951

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

## How far is Sarath from nearby towns?

- Goradih (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)21 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 Sarath?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagdeeshpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sarath known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Sarath

Of every 100 households in Sarath in 2011, 4 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarath · ■ Goradih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**22%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**37%

Television ****23%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sarath?

■ Sarath · ■ Goradih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1191**

**945

Working population ****49.0%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 57.4% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 504 (94%)

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 Goradih

- Kharwa1,200 people
- Muktapur1,192 people
- Chammachak1,133 people
- Karharia1,123 people
- Satjori1,086 people
- Bhaigaon1,077 people
- Bangdiha1,033 people
- Bhojpur1,032 people

[All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarath from Bhagalpur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sarath?1,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarath in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarath?66.0% (Census 2011)