# Sarkanda Village, Pirpainti, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur 

# Sarkanda

Sarkanda is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 125 households**, the 63rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 696people (2011)
- 125households
- 46.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Sarkanda PIN code and other codes

Sarkanda falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPealapur
- Community development blockPirpainti
- Census village code239063

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

## How far is Sarkanda from nearby towns?

- Pirpainti (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)20 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 Sarkanda?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sarkhandia
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Sarkanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sarkanda

Of every 100 households in Sarkanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkanda · ■ Pirpainti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****12%**

**33%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

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 Sarkanda?

■ Sarkanda · ■ Pirpainti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**56.7%

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

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1305**

**945

Working population ****27.4%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 35.8% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 173 (91%)

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 Pirpainti

- Kakarghat852 people
- Khidarpur787 people
- Kangali chauki774 people
- Harla762 people
- Barmotar Lakheraj668 people
- Mansarpur650 people
- Khusalpur Pardiara590 people
- Gangarampur501 people

[All 114 villages in Pirpainti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarkanda from Bhagalpur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkanda?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkanda in?Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkanda?46.4% (Census 2011)