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

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Sawaia

Sawaia is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 153 households**, the 44th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 678people (2011)
- 153households
- 38.2%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Sawaia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBangalwa
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242779

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

## How far is Sawaia from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamalpur (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 Sawaia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sawaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Itwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sawaia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 232 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 Sawaia

Of every 100 households in Sawaia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawaia · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**37%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sawaia?

■ Sawaia · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**914

Working population ****27.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 26.3% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 175 (93%)

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

- Tola Goraia810 people
- Tola Karaili722 people
- Lakrapatal707 people
- Baurna703 people
- Tetraun674 people
- Khajuria659 people
- Tola Lakarkola616 people
- Tola Belokhar584 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawaia from Munger?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sawaia?678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawaia in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sawaia?38.2% (Census 2011)