# Sarangpur Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Sarangpur

Sarangpur is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,805 people in 438 households**, the 24th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 438households
- 62.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Sarangpur PIN code and other codes

Sarangpur falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonadia
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246756

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

## How far is Sarangpur from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)6 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 Sarangpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sarangpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Sarangpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Sarangpur

Of every 100 households in Sarangpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarangpur · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

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 Sarangpur?

■ Sarangpur · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**900

Working population ****29.0%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 48.6% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (26%) · **■** Household industry 62 (8%) · **■** Other work 180 (22%) · **■** Marginal 267 (33%)

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 Arrah

- Alipur2,888 people
- Hasanpura2,863 people
- Karwa2,841 people
- Basantpur2,815 people
- Sonadia2,767 people
- Sonadia2,743 people
- Sobhi Dumra2,742 people
- Agarsanda2,659 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarangpur from Arrah?6 km by road
- What is the population of Sarangpur?2,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarangpur in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarangpur?62.4% (Census 2011)