# Sarwan, Hulasganj, Jehanabad (Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hulasganj, Jehanabad 

# Sarwan

Sarwan is a village in [Hulasganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/hulasganj/) sub-district of [Jehanabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 178 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 178households
- 72.6%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Sarwan PIN code and other codes

Sarwan falls in Hulasganj sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiri
- Community development blockHulasganj
- Census village code260563

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

## How far is Sarwan from nearby towns?

- Hulasganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)21 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)21 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 Sarwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sarwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghosi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sarwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Sarwan

Of every 100 households in Sarwan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sarwan · ■ Hulasganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**76%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**51%

Television ****26%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

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 Sarwan?

■ Sarwan · ■ Hulasganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**914

Working population ****55.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (13%) · **■** Household industry 149 (23%) · **■** Other work 241 (38%) · **■** Marginal 129 (20%)

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 Hulasganj

- Salempur1,269 people
- Musauli1,205 people
- Mokimpur1,186 people
- Baigni1,178 people
- Dumri1,019 people
- Raghunathpur989 people
- Godiha953 people
- Bolakpur932 people

[All 48 villages in Hulasganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/hulasganj/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Sarwan from Jehanabad?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sarwan?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarwan in?Jehanabad district (Hulasganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarwan?72.6% (Census 2011)