# Sarphora Village, Guthani, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Guthani, Siwan 

# Sarphora

Sarphora is a village in Guthani sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 112 households**, the 70th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 627people (2011)
- 112households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,140females per 1,000 males

## Sarphora PIN code and other codes

Sarphora falls in Guthani sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPadari
- Community development blockGuthani
- Census village code232183

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

## How far is Sarphora from nearby towns?

- Guthani (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)4 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 Sarphora?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sarphora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chaumukha
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sarphora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Sarphora

Of every 100 households in Sarphora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarphora · ■ Guthani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**72%

Television ****22%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarphora?

■ Sarphora · ■ Guthani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**940

Working population ****17.5%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 70.3% for women. 34% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (75%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 16 (15%)

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 Guthani

- Tanrwa Tiwari689 people
- Bihari Khurd683 people
- Kaleyani640 people
- Bishunpura627 people
- Bahelia619 people
- Ekwari613 people
- Kunresar610 people
- Pachnerui578 people

[All 105 villages in Guthani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/guthani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarphora from Siwan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sarphora?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarphora in?Siwan district (Guthani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarphora?79.4% (Census 2011)