# Sarisakundi Village, Baliapur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Baliapur, Dhanbad 

# Sarisakundi

Sarisakundi is a village in Baliapur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,130 people in 203 households**, the 40th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,130people (2011)
- 203households
- 54.2%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Sarisakundi PIN code and other codes

Sarisakundi falls in Baliapur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBersinghpur
- Community development blockBaliapur
- Census village code361918

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

## How far is Sarisakundi from nearby towns?

- Baliapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)28 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 Sarisakundi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saulapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sarisakundi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sarisakundi

Of every 100 households in Sarisakundi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarisakundi · ■ Baliapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****12%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**59%

Use banking services ****75%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarisakundi?

■ Sarisakundi · ■ Baliapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**921

Working population ****35.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 42.6% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (13%) · **■** Household industry 103 (26%) · **■** Other work 121 (30%) · **■** Marginal 85 (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 Baliapur

- Gopinathdih Alias Bardar1,368 people
- Kusberia1,354 people
- Kharikabad1,239 people
- Bandarchua1,187 people
- Neamatpur1,105 people
- Danideha1,086 people
- Kalitanr943 people
- Mohanpur Alias Nutandih863 people

[All 64 villages in Baliapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baliapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarisakundi from Dhanbad?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sarisakundi?1,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarisakundi in?Dhanbad district (Baliapur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sarisakundi?54.2% (Census 2011)