# Sarasti Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/sarasti/ Village · Itarhi, Buxar # Sarasti Sarasti is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 352 households**, the 15th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 2,307people (2011) - 352households - 69.6%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Sarasti PIN code and other codes Sarasti falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatItarhi - Community development blockItarhi - Census village code248705 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarasti from nearby towns? - Buxar (district HQ)10 km by road - Buxar (nearest town)10 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 Sarasti? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sarasti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sarasti known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 79% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Sarasti Of every 100 households in Sarasti in 2011, 20 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarasti · ■ Itarhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **14% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **94% Use banking services ****75%** **55% Television ****23%** **15% Mobile phone ****24%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **19% Own their home ****94%** **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 Sarasti? ■ Sarasti · ■ Itarhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **946 Working population ****25.7%** **30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 219 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 202 (34%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 Itarhi - Chilhar2,791 people - Atrauna2,774 people - Hakimpur2,563 people - Jigna2,341 people - Shukraulia2,295 people - Baksara2,255 people - Bhitihara2,169 people - Kaliyanpur2,104 people [All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarasti from Buxar?10 km by road - What is the population of Sarasti?2,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarasti in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarasti?69.6% (Census 2011)