# Sarobag Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Sarobag

Sarobag is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,471 people in 487 households**, the 17th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,471people (2011)
- 487households
- 71.9%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Sarobag PIN code and other codes

Sarobag falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarobagh, Matadei
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242756

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

## How far is Sarobag from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)5 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 Sarobag?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sarobag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gobindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sarobag known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Sarobag

Of every 100 households in Sarobag in 2011, 36 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarobag · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****22%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**59%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sarobag?

■ Sarobag · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**914

Working population ****35.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (17%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 127 (15%) · **■** Marginal 504 (58%)

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 Dharhara

- Gobindpur2,826 people
- Dasrathpur2,624 people
- Mohanpur2,513 people
- Sundarpur2,507 people
- Khushalpur2,460 people
- Inglish2,414 people
- Adalpur2,366 people
- Mahganwan2,190 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarobag from Munger?12 km by road
- What is the population of Sarobag?2,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarobag in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarobag?71.9% (Census 2011)