# Sawan Kherawan Village, Ramgarh Chowk, Lakhisarai (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/ramgarh-chowk/sawan-kherawan/ Village · Ramgarh Chowk, Lakhisarai # Sawan Kherawan Sawan Kherawan is a village in Ramgarh Chowk sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,481 people in 230 households**, the 24th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 1,481people (2011) - 230households - 72.1%literacy - 993females per 1,000 males ## Sawan Kherawan PIN code and other codes Sawan Kherawan falls in Ramgarh Chowk sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNongadh - Community development blockRamgarh Chowk - Census village code243740 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawan Kherawan from nearby towns? - Ramgarh Chowk (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)15 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)15 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 Sawan Kherawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sawan Kherawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sawan Kherawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Sawan Kherawan Of every 100 households in Sawan Kherawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sawan Kherawan · ■ Ramgarh Chowk rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **11% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****20%** **36% Television ****2%** **9% Mobile phone ****37%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **39% 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 Sawan Kherawan? ■ Sawan Kherawan · ■ Ramgarh Chowk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **918 Working population ****41.1%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 65.1% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 438 (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 Ramgarh Chowk - Sondhi1,686 people - Bartara1,650 people - Bhamaria1,601 people - Shahnagar1,526 people - Ramgarh1,478 people - Phulaia1,416 people - Narainpur1,230 people - Akauni1,005 people [All 32 villages in Ramgarh Chowk](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/ramgarh-chowk/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawan Kherawan from Lakhisarai?15 km by road - What is the population of Sawan Kherawan?1,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawan Kherawan in?Lakhisarai district (Ramgarh Chowk sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sawan Kherawan?72.1% (Census 2011)