# Sarhwara Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Sarhwara

Sarhwara is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,714 people in 353 households**, the 48th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,714people (2011)
- 353households
- 46.8%literacy
- 847306PIN code

## Sarhwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarhwara is 847306.** Sarhwara falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847306
- Gram panchayatShekhpurdani
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226899

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

## How far is Sarhwara from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)20 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)20 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 Sarhwara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 · Raiaam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bataul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 10 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 Sarhwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Sarhwara

Of every 100 households in Sarhwara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarhwara · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**71%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarhwara?

■ Sarhwara · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**929

Working population ****23.0%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 40.6% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (38%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 159 (40%)

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 Keotiranway

- Banwari Patti2,004 people
- Mohanpur1,986 people
- Chamarjana urf Dudhia1,814 people
- Bharathpur1,717 people
- Bihatwara1,583 people
- Kheraj Dhuria1,564 people
- Birkhauli1,562 people
- Asrafpur1,530 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarhwara?847306
- How far is Sarhwara from Darbhanga?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sarhwara?1,714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhwara in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhwara?46.8% (Census 2011)