# Sarhad Village, Ghoshi, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoshi, Jehanabad 

# Sarhad

Sarhad is a village in Ghoshi sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 41 households**, the 48th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 241people (2011)
- 41households
- 71.2%literacy
- 772females per 1,000 males

## Sarhad PIN code and other codes

Sarhad falls in Ghoshi sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharthu
- Community development blockGhoshi
- Census village code260399

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

## How far is Sarhad from nearby towns?

- Ghoshi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)27 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)27 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 Sarhad?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Sarhad known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sarhad

Of every 100 households in Sarhad in 2011, 78 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarhad · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**57%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarhad?

■ Sarhad · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****772**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**916

Working population ****54.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 62.5% for women. 50% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (24%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 94 (72%)

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 Ghoshi

- Bishunpur499 people
- Salarpur452 people
- Karwa440 people
- Mehdipur396 people
- Mohammadpur235 people
- Nawada54 people

[All 53 villages in Ghoshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ghoshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarhad from Jehanabad?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sarhad?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhad in?Jehanabad district (Ghoshi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhad?71.2% (Census 2011)