# Sarsi Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Sarsi

Sarsi is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,471 people in 385 households**, the 29th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,471people (2011)
- 385households
- 74.8%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Sarsi PIN code and other codes

Sarsi falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarsi Pipardaha
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245757

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

## How far is Sarsi from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)29 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 Sarsi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsi; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurkuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sarsi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Sarsi

Of every 100 households in Sarsi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarsi · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****69%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

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 Sarsi?

■ Sarsi · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**943

Working population ****28.5%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 60.9% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (15%) · **■** Marginal 33 (5%)

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 Paliganj

- Bela2,743 people
- Dhokahra2,526 people
- Karauti2,483 people
- Patringa2,483 people
- Mera2,449 people
- Mathurapur Khusdihra2,433 people
- Masaurha2,413 people
- Madhwa2,404 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarsi from Patna?58 km by road
- What is the population of Sarsi?2,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsi in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsi?74.8% (Census 2011)