Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur
# Sarkanda

Sarkanda is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,331 people in 796 households, the 20th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 4,331 people (2011)
- 796 households
- 69.6% literacy
- 908 females per 1,000 males

## Sarkanda PIN code and other codes

Sarkanda falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Pealapur
- Community development block Pirpainti
- Census village code 239064

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sarkanda from nearby towns?
- Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 21 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.

## What facilities are there in Sarkanda?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pirpati
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sarkanda known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 66% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sarkanda

Of every 100 households in Sarkanda in 2011, 38 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarkanda · ■ Pirpainti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 38% 14%
- Toilet within the home 40% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 59% 80%
- Tap water 2% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 91%
- Use banking services 60% 33%
- Television 47% 15%
- Mobile phone 66% 48%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 32%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sarkanda?

■ Sarkanda · ■ Pirpainti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 871
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1053 945
- Working population 39.0% 35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 62.7% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 180 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 432 (26%) · ■ Household industry 20 (1%) · ■ Other work 154 (9%) · ■ Marginal 903 (53%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti
- Mohanpur 5,182 people
- Sundarpur 4,895 people
- Rajgaon 4,746 people
- Kusalpur 4,384 people
- Parasbana 3,722 people
- Madhopur 3,704 people
- Fauzdari 3,673 people
- Roshanpur 3,672 people

All 114 villages in Pirpainti

## Quick answers
- How far is Sarkanda from Bhagalpur? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkanda? 4,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkanda in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkanda? 69.6% (Census 2011)

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