# Sarthua Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/sarthua/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Sarthua Sarthua is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,526 people in 723 households**, the 5th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 4,526people (2011) - 723households - 53.5%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Sarthua PIN code and other codes Sarthua falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBardaha - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarthua from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)55 km by road - Islampur (nearest town)20 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 Sarthua? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sarthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 school10+ km · Islampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 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 Sarthua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Sarthua Of every 100 households in Sarthua in 2011, 4 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarthua · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **8% Toilet within the home ****14%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **79% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **46% Television ****5%** **11% Mobile phone ****57%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **29% 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 Sarthua? ■ Sarthua · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **921 Working population ****45.9%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 41.7% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 407 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (34%) · **■** Household industry 70 (3%) · **■** Other work 199 (10%) · **■** Marginal 694 (33%) 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 Islampur - Mahmuda11,334 people - Panhar11,229 people - Bauri Dih5,451 people - Ranipur5,060 people - Sakri4,446 people - Islampur4,290 people - Bardaha4,079 people - Mozafra4,025 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarthua from Biharsharif?55 km by road - What is the population of Sarthua?4,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarthua in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarthua?53.5% (Census 2011)