# Sarkanda Village, Gobindpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/gobindpur/sarkanda/ Village · Gobindpur, Nawada # Sarkanda Sarkanda is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805102**. The 2011 Census counted **3,275 people in 514 households**, the 6th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 3,275people (2011) - 514households - 49.5%literacy - 805102PIN code ## Sarkanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarkanda is 805102.** Sarkanda falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - PIN code805102 - Gram panchayatSarkanda - Community development blockGobindpur - Census village code257898 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarkanda from nearby towns? - Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nawada (district HQ)22 km by road - Nawada (nearest town)22 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 Sarkanda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sarkanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 1,189 hectares of village land is sown, and 791 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 Sarkanda Of every 100 households in Sarkanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarkanda · ■ Gobindpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****5%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****34%** **42% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****37%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****58%** **37% 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 Sarkanda? ■ Sarkanda · ■ Gobindpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **966 Working population ****43.8%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 35.9% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 277 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (24%) · **■** Household industry 115 (8%) · **■** Other work 75 (5%) · **■** Marginal 617 (43%) 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 Gobindpur - Gobindpur6,970 people - Baksoti4,863 people - Madhopur4,209 people - Sughari3,416 people - Ektara2,868 people - Baniya Bigaha2,754 people - Pathra2,645 people - Budwara2,477 people [All 73 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/gobindpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarkanda?805102 - How far is Sarkanda from Nawada?22 km by road - What is the population of Sarkanda?3,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarkanda in?Nawada district (Gobindpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarkanda?49.5% (Census 2011)