Village · Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura # Sarmanan Sarmanan is a village in Sheikhpura sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,193 people in 167 households, the 44th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 1,193 people (2011) - 167 households - 47.0% literacy - 949 females per 1,000 males ## Sarmanan PIN code and other codes Sarmanan falls in Sheikhpura sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Gavai - Community development block Sheikhpura - Census village code 243905 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sarmanan from nearby towns? - Sheikhpura (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ) 8 km by road - Sheikhpura (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sarmanan? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sarmanan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hathyawa - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sheikhpura - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sheikhpura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sarmanan known for? The main crops are paddy. About 63% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sarmanan Of every 100 households in Sarmanan in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarmanan · ■ Sheikhpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 16% - Toilet within the home 10% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 74% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 31% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 26% 44% - Television 6% 15% - Mobile phone 62% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 28% 31% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sarmanan? ■ Sarmanan · ■ Sheikhpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.0% 60.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1015 936 - Working population 37.0% 34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.8% for men and 37.6% for women. 42% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 128 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 205 (46%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (4%) · ■ Marginal 89 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sheikhpura - Badshahpur 1,275 people - Kamta 1,236 people - Kurauni 1,204 people - Manana 1,201 people - Surdaspur 1,183 people - Pind 1,146 people - Mobarakpur 1,126 people - Lachhna 1,069 people All 90 villages in Sheikhpura ## Quick answers - How far is Sarmanan from Sheikhpura? 8 km by road - What is the population of Sarmanan? 1,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarmanan in? Sheikhpura district (Sheikhpura sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarmanan? 47.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/sheikhpura/sarmanan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.