# Sarifpur Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Sarifpur

Sarifpur is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **706 people in 137 households**, the 135th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 706people (2011)
- 137households
- 60.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Sarifpur PIN code and other codes

Sarifpur falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549310

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

## How far is Sarifpur from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)48 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)8 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 Sarifpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sarifpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghodegaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gangapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sarifpur known for?

About 88% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Sarifpur

Of every 100 households in Sarifpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarifpur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**38%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****86%**

**64%

Television ****49%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Sarifpur?

■ Sarifpur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**856

Working population ****66.7%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 49.6% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 328 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 59 (13%)

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 Gangapur

- Sanjarpur730 people
- Shahapur Kadim730 people
- Lanzi719 people
- Dighi712 people
- Shekta696 people
- Murshidabad694 people
- Diwashi671 people
- Kobapur669 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarifpur from Aurangabad?48 km by road
- What is the population of Sarifpur?706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarifpur in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sarifpur?60.8% (Census 2011)