Village · Chhatarpur, Palamu
# Saharsawa

Saharsawa is a village in Chhatarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822113. The 2011 Census counted 659 people in 134 households, the 77th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.
- 659 people (2011)
- 134 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 822113 PIN code

## Saharsawa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saharsawa is 822113. Saharsawa falls in Chhatarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822113
- Gram panchayat Munkeri
- Community development block Chhatarpur
- Census village code 365553

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Saharsawa from nearby towns?
- Daltanganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Daltonganj (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town) 55 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Saharsawa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Saharsawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chattarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saharsawa known for?

The main crops are rice. About 40% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Saharsawa

Of every 100 households in Saharsawa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saharsawa · ■ Chhatarpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 12%
- Toilet within the home 4% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 95%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 34% 44%
- Television 3% 5%
- Mobile phone 18% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 43% 38%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saharsawa?

■ Saharsawa · ■ Chhatarpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 57.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 872 916
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 960
- Working population 44.3% 37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 43.9% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (9%) · ■ Other work 59 (20%) · ■ Marginal 152 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhatarpur
- Lebar 702 people
- Bhandardih 681 people
- Sahi 680 people
- Itakdag 674 people
- Mahugain 648 people
- Kokro 625 people
- Dundur 616 people
- Chuchrumanr 609 people

All 142 villages in Chhatarpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saharsawa? 822113
- How far is Saharsawa from Daltonganj? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Saharsawa? 659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saharsawa in? Palamu district (Chhatarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saharsawa? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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