# Sarsa Village, Palojori, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Palojori, Deoghar 

# Sarsa

Sarsa is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,476 people in 279 households**, the 21st largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,476people (2011)
- 279households
- 60.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Sarsa PIN code and other codes

Sarsa falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatRaghuwadih
- Community development blockPalojori
- Census village code355503

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

## How far is Sarsa from nearby towns?

- Madhupur (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)67 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 Sarsa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Sarsa known for?

About 56% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sarsa

Of every 100 households in Sarsa in 2011, 70 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarsa · ■ Palojori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**81%

Use banking services ****42%**

**38%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarsa?

■ Sarsa · ■ Palojori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**942

Working population ****39.0%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 47.3% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (43%) · **■** Household industry 33 (6%) · **■** Other work 113 (20%) · **■** Marginal 119 (21%)

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 Palojori

- Jargari1,590 people
- Pokharia1,574 people
- Raghunathpur1,519 people
- Dumaria1,478 people
- Jamua1,470 people
- Birajpur1,468 people
- Matiara1,439 people
- Basbutia1,390 people

[All 291 villages in Palojori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/palojori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarsa from Deoghar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Sarsa?1,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsa in?Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsa?60.6% (Census 2011)