# Sarwan Village, Mahua, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahua, Vaishali 

# Sarwan

Sarwan is a village in Mahua sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 161 households**, the 84th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 988people (2011)
- 161households
- 70.8%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Sarwan PIN code and other codes

Sarwan falls in Mahua sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMangurahi
- Community development blockMahua
- Census village code235247

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

## How far is Sarwan from nearby towns?

- Mahua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)23 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 Sarwan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sarwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sarwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sarwan

Of every 100 households in Sarwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sarwan · ■ Mahua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**56%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarwan?

■ Sarwan · ■ Mahua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**898

Working population ****42.2%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (15%) · **■** Marginal 267 (64%)

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 Mahua

- Gopalpur Mircha1,162 people
- Hakimpur1,081 people
- Harpur Jadu1,038 people
- Sherpur Bahori997 people
- Bazidpur Madhaul963 people
- Mahua Ram Rae959 people
- Narsinghpur Bagahi955 people
- Mirzapur930 people

[All 136 villages in Mahua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarwan from Hajipur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sarwan?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarwan in?Vaishali district (Mahua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarwan?70.8% (Census 2011)