# Sarkarahi Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Sarkarahi

Sarkarahi is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 104 households**, the 71st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 634people (2011)
- 104households
- 59.4%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Sarkarahi PIN code and other codes

Sarkarahi falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarkataha
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229765

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

## How far is Sarkarahi from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)69 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)7 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 Sarkarahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkarahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sarkarahi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 87% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Sarkarahi

Of every 100 households in Sarkarahi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Sarkarahi · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**68%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****30%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sarkarahi?

■ Sarkarahi · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**979

Working population ****43.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 46.6% for women. 42% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 118 (43%)

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 Katiya

- Bhopatpur703 people
- Belaura694 people
- Panan Khas665 people
- Patti Pachamwa643 people
- Rampur Khurd617 people
- Bhopatpur Parsahi612 people
- Sukhsenwa Bhawani Ray596 people
- Ijra568 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarkarahi from Gopalganj?69 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkarahi?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkarahi in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkarahi?59.4% (Census 2011)