# Sanwas Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/sanwas-243807/ Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Sanwas Sanwas is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811101**. The 2011 Census counted **8,843 people in 1,313 households**, the 2nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 8,843people (2011) - 1,313households - 66.0%literacy - 811101PIN code ## Sanwas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sanwas is 811101.** Sanwas falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811101 - Gram panchayatSamasbujurg - Community development blockBarbigha - Census village code243807 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanwas from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)21 km by road - Barbigha (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 Sanwas? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sanwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sanwas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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 Sanwas Of every 100 households in Sanwas in 2011, 10 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sanwas · ■ Barbigha rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **14% Toilet within the home ****32%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **64% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****47%** **45% Television ****9%** **15% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sanwas? ■ Sanwas · ■ Barbigha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **962 Working population ****40.8%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 55.6% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,050 (29%) · **■** Household industry 91 (3%) · **■** Other work 755 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,356 (38%) 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 Barbigha - Teus10,315 people - Maldah7,264 people - Sarba4,904 people - Pinjri3,597 people - Sanwas3,192 people [All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sanwas?811101 - How far is Sanwas from Sheikhpura?21 km by road - What is the population of Sanwas?8,843 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanwas in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sanwas?66.0% (Census 2011)