# Sarha Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/sarha/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Sarha Sarha is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,679 people in 542 households**, the 23rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 2,679people (2011) - 542households - 46.1%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Sarha PIN code and other codes Sarha falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBelthu - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239727 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarha from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road - Siltanganj (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 Sarha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sarha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sarha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Sarha Of every 100 households in Sarha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarha · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **19% Toilet within the home ****7%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****44%** **50% Television ****2%** **12% Mobile phone ****32%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****58%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sarha? ■ Sarha · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **927 Working population ****39.5%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 34.6% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (38%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (9%) · **■** Marginal 514 (49%) 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 Shahkund - Imadpur3,071 people - Amwa3,060 people - Pachkathia2,995 people - Kapsena2,985 people - Berai2,621 people - Chandra urf Bargaon2,604 people - Naraenpur2,502 people - Kishunpur Amkhoria2,479 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarha from Bhagalpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Sarha?2,679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarha in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarha?46.1% (Census 2011)