# Sarhar Village, Sakti, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/sarhar/ Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Sarhar Sarhar is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494226**. The 2011 Census counted **3,145 people in 708 households**, the 6th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 3,145people (2011) - 708households - 77.7%literacy - 494226PIN code ## Sarhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarhar is 494226.** Sarhar falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494226 - Gram panchayatSarhar - Community development blockBamhnidih - Census village code437017 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarhar from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)35 km by road - Naya Baradwar (nearest town)3 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 Sarhar? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nayabaradwar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Naya Baradwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sarhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 82% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 556 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 Sarhar Of every 100 households in Sarhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarhar · ■ Sakti rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **91% Tap water ****30%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****53%** **27% Television ****41%** **31% Mobile phone ****34%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Sarhar? ■ Sarhar · ■ Sakti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **956 Working population ****64.6%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 250 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,512 (74%) 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 Sakti - Baradwar Basti4,998 people - Temar4,592 people - Poratha4,379 people - Dumarpara3,513 people - Nagrda3,134 people - Lawsara2,943 people - Deragarh2,749 people - Jajang2,714 people [All 128 villages in Sakti](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarhar?494226 - How far is Sarhar from Janjgir?35 km by road - What is the population of Sarhar?3,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarhar in?Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sarhar?77.7% (Census 2011)