# Sarkanda Village, Tan Kuppa, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tan Kuppa, Gaya 

# Sarkanda

Sarkanda is a village in Tan Kuppa sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 115 households**, the 59th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 759people (2011)
- 115households
- 39.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Sarkanda PIN code and other codes

Sarkanda falls in Tan Kuppa sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChoar
- Community development blockTan Kuppa
- Census village code256671

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

## How far is Sarkanda from nearby towns?

- Tan Kuppa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)36 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)36 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 Sarkanda?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Aropur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sarkanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Sarkanda

Of every 100 households in Sarkanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkanda · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**29%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****90%**

**38%

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 Sarkanda?

■ Sarkanda · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**963

Working population ****39.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.6% for men and 30.0% for women. 42% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (78%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Tan Kuppa

- Mahiyarpur837 people
- Mahamadpur804 people
- Sabalpur798 people
- Manikpur771 people
- Tetariya756 people
- Banki Chak721 people
- Parsawan693 people
- Thekahi690 people

[All 103 villages in Tan Kuppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tan-kuppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarkanda from Gaya?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkanda?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkanda in?Gaya district (Tan Kuppa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkanda?39.7% (Census 2011)