# Sarsiwan Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Sarsiwan

Sarsiwan is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,705 people in 243 households**, the 46th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,705people (2011)
- 243households
- 74.3%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Sarsiwan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBasantpur
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246725

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

## How far is Sarsiwan from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)15 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 Sarsiwan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsiwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sarsiwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Sarsiwan

Of every 100 households in Sarsiwan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarsiwan · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**75%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****77%**

**61%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sarsiwan?

■ Sarsiwan · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**900

Working population ****26.2%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 49% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 316 (71%)

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

- Lachhmanpur1,859 people
- Bhadea1,821 people
- Pipra1,814 people
- Pathanpur1,741 people
- Ratan Dularpur1,568 people
- Dhobaha1,556 people
- Mathaulia1,521 people
- Ghoradei1,496 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarsiwan from Arrah?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sarsiwan?1,705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsiwan in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsiwan?74.3% (Census 2011)