# Sarhan Village, Pandarak, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pandarak, Patna 

# Sarhan

Sarhan is a village in Pandarak sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,969 people in 480 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,969people (2011)
- 480households
- 57.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Sarhan PIN code and other codes

Sarhan falls in Pandarak sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDabhawan
- Community development blockPandarak
- Census village code246457

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

## How far is Sarhan from nearby towns?

- Pandarak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)80 km by road
- Barh (nearest town)15 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 Sarhan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhan; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barh
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Sarhan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 9% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Sarhan

Of every 100 households in Sarhan in 2011, 55 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarhan · ■ Pandarak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**73%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**54%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarhan?

■ Sarhan · ■ Pandarak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**907

Working population ****38.6%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 45.9% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (15%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 896 (78%)

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 Pandarak

- Dhiwar4,327 people
- Chak Jalal3,756 people
- Daulatpur3,756 people
- Khajurar3,684 people
- Shahzadpur Bathoi2,946 people
- Majhla Bigha2,924 people
- Sirsikalan2,850 people
- Sahnaura2,676 people

[All 72 villages in Pandarak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarhan from Patna?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sarhan?2,969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhan in?Patna district (Pandarak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhan?57.2% (Census 2011)