# Sarphora Village, Tarari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarari, Bhojpur 

# Sarphora

Sarphora is a village in Tarari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,215 people in 192 households**, the 49th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,215people (2011)
- 192households
- 80.0%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Sarphora PIN code and other codes

Sarphora falls in Tarari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhakura
- Community development blockTarari
- Census village code247644

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

## How far is Sarphora from nearby towns?

- Tarari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Piro (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 Sarphora?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sedha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Piro
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sarphora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Sarphora

Of every 100 households in Sarphora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarphora · ■ Tarari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**78%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

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 Sarphora?

■ Sarphora · ■ Tarari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**945

Working population ****24.8%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 37% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 Tarari

- Ranni1,327 people
- Labna1,288 people
- Dihri1,252 people
- Akraunj1,236 people
- Beldehri1,183 people
- Sauna1,164 people
- Amaharua1,148 people
- Nawa Dih1,070 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarphora from Arrah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sarphora?1,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarphora in?Bhojpur district (Tarari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarphora?80.0% (Census 2011)