# Sarwadih Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Sarwadih

Sarwadih is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 121 households**, the 82nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,001people (2011)
- 121households
- 73.2%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Sarwadih PIN code and other codes

Sarwadih falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFarusa
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234320

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

## How far is Sarwadih from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)7 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)16 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 Sarwadih?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sarwadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Garkha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sarwadih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Sarwadih

Of every 100 households in Sarwadih in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarwadih · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarwadih?

■ Sarwadih · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**943

Working population ****50.0%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 56.8% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 104 (21%) · **■** Other work 79 (16%) · **■** Marginal 120 (24%)

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 Garkha

- Paharpur1,156 people
- Deuria1,102 people
- Bagahi1,029 people
- Jigna1,029 people
- Baikunthpur970 people
- Gauhar Basant953 people
- Jagdishpur942 people
- SahoSarae914 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarwadih from Chhapra?7 km by road
- What is the population of Sarwadih?1,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarwadih in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarwadih?73.2% (Census 2011)