Village · Hussainabad, Palamu # Sarhu Sarhu is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822116. The 2011 Census counted 1,365 people in 208 households, the 30th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,365 people (2011) - 208 households - 64.9% literacy - 822116 PIN code ## Sarhu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sarhu is 822116. Sarhu falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822116 - Community development block Hussainabad - Census village code 365099 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sarhu from nearby towns? - Hussainabad (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 85 km by road - Hussainabad (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sarhu? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hussainabad - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hussainabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hussainabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sarhu known for? The main crops are rice. About 76% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sarhu Of every 100 households in Sarhu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarhu · ■ Hussainabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 5% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 93% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 58% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 55% 57% - Television 1% 12% - Mobile phone 40% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 40% 25% - 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 Sarhu? ■ Sarhu · ■ Hussainabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.9% 64.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 982 938 - Working population 30.4% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 50.2% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (13%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 76 (18%) · ■ Marginal 254 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hussainabad - Poldih 1,480 people - Sarhu 1,424 people - Jharha 1,398 people - Mahuari 1,373 people - Kamat 1,333 people - Hira Sinkni 1,299 people - Upri Kalan 1,295 people - Dihri Bisrampur 1,286 people All 175 villages in Hussainabad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarhu? 822116 - How far is Sarhu from Medininagar? 85 km by road - What is the population of Sarhu? 1,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarhu in? Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sarhu? 64.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/sarhu-365099/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.