# Sawani Village, Bakhtiarpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakhtiarpur, Patna 

# Sawani

Sawani is a village in Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,905 people in 312 households**, the 34th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,905people (2011)
- 312households
- 61.8%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Sawani PIN code and other codes

Sawani falls in Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhangh
- Community development blockBakhtiarpur
- Census village code246289

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

## How far is Sawani from nearby towns?

- Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bakhtiarpur (nearest town)10 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 Sawani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakhtiarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bakhtiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bakhtiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Sawani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Sawani

Of every 100 households in Sawani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawani · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sawani?

■ Sawani · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**899

Working population ****34.0%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (31%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 285 (44%)

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 Bakhtiarpur

- Ramnagar Diara *1,975 people
- Geruari1,964 people
- Salimpur Milik1,951 people
- Chak Chhitu1,913 people
- Lakhipur1,884 people
- Mirdaha Chak1,766 people
- Mirdaha Chak1,762 people
- Goiaspur1,480 people

[All 58 villages in Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawani from Patna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sawani?1,905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawani in?Patna district (Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sawani?61.8% (Census 2011)