# Sawasin Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Sawasin

Sawasin is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 293 households**, the 43rd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,987people (2011)
- 293households
- 61.2%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Sawasin PIN code and other codes

Sawasin falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDighaura
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254827

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

## How far is Sawasin from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)24 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)13 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 Sawasin?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sawasin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sawasin known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Sawasin

Of every 100 households in Sawasin in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sawasin · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****13%**

**54%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

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 Sawasin?

■ Sawasin · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**952

Working population ****33.5%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 42.9% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 553 (83%)

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 Tikari

- Fatehpur2,101 people
- Musi2,100 people
- Nimsar2,038 people
- Amawan2,006 people
- singhapur1,945 people
- Bishunpur urur1,913 people
- Bhainsmara1,863 people
- Bohiyakamalpur1,853 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawasin from Gaya?24 km by road
- What is the population of Sawasin?1,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawasin in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sawasin?61.2% (Census 2011)