# Sariawan Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Sariawan

Sariawan is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,680 people in 289 households**, the 33rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,680people (2011)
- 289households
- 68.5%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Sariawan PIN code and other codes

Sariawan falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSri Khinda
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251596

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

## How far is Sariawan from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)19 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)5 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 Sariawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sariawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Sariawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Sariawan

Of every 100 households in Sariawan in 2011, 22 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sariawan · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**84%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**55%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Sariawan?

■ Sariawan · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**945

Working population ****23.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 142 (35%) · **■** Marginal 70 (17%)

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 Nokha

- Eghara1,909 people
- Rupahtha1,838 people
- Kharari1,820 people
- Rampur1,791 people
- Kaithi1,663 people
- Penar1,646 people
- Tarar1,638 people
- Gopalpur1,604 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sariawan from Sasaram?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sariawan?1,680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sariawan in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sariawan?68.5% (Census 2011)