# Sarsu Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Sarsu

Sarsu is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,037 people in 974 households**, the 3rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 6,037people (2011)
- 974households
- 62.7%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Sarsu PIN code and other codes

Sarsu falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarsu
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255166

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

## How far is Sarsu from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)50 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 Sarsu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Sarsu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 605 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 Sarsu

Of every 100 households in Sarsu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarsu · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarsu?

■ Sarsu · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**957

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 52.7% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,847 (78%)

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 Muhra

- Kajur17,374 people
- Sauntar6,070 people
- Dariyapur5,912 people
- Reula5,509 people
- Jithian5,087 people
- Jota4,086 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarsu from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sarsu?6,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsu in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsu?62.7% (Census 2011)