# Sarkoti Village, Barh, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barh, Patna 

# Sarkoti

Sarkoti is a village in Barh sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 212 households**, the 34th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 212households
- 56.8%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Sarkoti PIN code and other codes

Sarkoti falls in Barh sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarkoti
- Community development blockBarh
- Census village code246444

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

## How far is Sarkoti from nearby towns?

- Barh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)80 km by road
- Barh (nearest town)12 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 Sarkoti?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sarkoti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Sarkoti

Of every 100 households in Sarkoti in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarkoti · ■ Barh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**65%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**86%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****11%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

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 Sarkoti?

■ Sarkoti · ■ Barh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**905

Working population ****27.1%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 42.9% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 51 (12%)

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 Barh

- Mokimpur1,794 people
- Majra Bolaur1,687 people
- Diara Malahi1,681 people
- Mogal Chak1,672 people
- Sikandra1,333 people
- Mobarakpur1,332 people
- Salarpur1,306 people
- Itawa1,187 people

[All 47 villages in Barh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/barh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarkoti from Patna?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkoti?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkoti in?Patna district (Barh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkoti?56.8% (Census 2011)