# Sarakar Village, Hamirpur, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/sarakar/ Village · Hamirpur, Hamirpur # Sarakar Sarakar is a village in Hamirpur sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177027**. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 144 households**, the 37th largest of 374 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.0%. - 515people (2011) - 144households - 91.6%literacy - 177027PIN code ## Sarakar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarakar is 177027.** Sarakar falls in Hamirpur sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177027 - Community development blockBamson - Census village code017045 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarakar from nearby towns? - Hamirpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)7 km by road - Hamirpur (nearest town)7 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 Sarakar? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sarakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kot - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lohari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Sarakar known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 37% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sarakar Of every 100 households in Sarakar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sarakar · ■ Hamirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **100% Toilet within the home ****98%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **6% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **62% Use banking services ****99%** **93% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****82%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Sarakar? ■ Sarakar · ■ Hamirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%** **89.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **894 Working population ****62.1%** **58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.3% for men and 87.5% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (23%) · **■** Marginal 241 (75%) 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 Hamirpur - Gasota541 people - Pandher536 people - Diot532 people - Thana518 people - Ghanal Kalan514 people - Kadhriana513 people - Duhga Khurd512 people - Gahlian511 people [All 378 villages in Hamirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarakar?177027 - How far is Sarakar from Hamirpur?7 km by road - What is the population of Sarakar?515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarakar in?Hamirpur district (Hamirpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sarakar?91.6% (Census 2011)