# Sarkuna Village, Dulhin Bazar, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dulhin Bazar, Patna 

# Sarkuna

Sarkuna is a village in Dulhin Bazar sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,613 people in 423 households**, the 19th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,613people (2011)
- 423households
- 60.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Sarkuna PIN code and other codes

Sarkuna falls in Dulhin Bazar sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharatpura
- Community development blockDulhin Bazar
- Census village code245691

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

## How far is Sarkuna from nearby towns?

- Dulhin Bazar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)52 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)17 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 Sarkuna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkuna; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sidhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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

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 Sarkuna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Sarkuna

Of every 100 households in Sarkuna in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkuna · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**57%

Television ****9%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**25%

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 Sarkuna?

■ Sarkuna · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**939

Working population ****49.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 46.0% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 257 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (48%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 204 (16%) · **■** Marginal 169 (13%)

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 Dulhin Bazar

- Achhua3,052 people
- Mahabalipur3,009 people
- Barka Kharwa2,766 people
- Saraiya2,670 people
- Dorwan2,521 people
- Fatehpur2,324 people
- Pansuhi2,068 people
- Alipur2,039 people

[All 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarkuna from Patna?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkuna?2,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkuna in?Patna district (Dulhin Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkuna?60.6% (Census 2011)