# Sarsam Village, Himayatnagar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/sarsam/ Village · Himayatnagar, Nanded # Sarsam Sarsam is a village in Himayatnagar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,066 people in 890 households**, the 3rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 4,066people (2011) - 890households - 74.7%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Sarsam PIN code and other codes Sarsam falls in Himayatnagar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockHimayatnagar - Census village code544431 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarsam from nearby towns? - Himayatnagar (sub-district HQ)90 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)75 km by road - Hadgoan (nearest town)10 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 Sarsam? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Sarsam known for? About 91% of the 2,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,062 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 Sarsam Of every 100 households in Sarsam in 2011, 71 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarsam · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **68% Toilet within the home ****19%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **73% Tap water ****39%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **43% Television ****23%** **22% Mobile phone ****44%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **42% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Sarsam? ■ Sarsam · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **935 Working population ****53.5%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 65.9% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 766 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,175 (54%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (7%) · **■** Marginal 70 (3%) 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 Himayatnagar - Himayatnagar20,285 people - Pota4,144 people - Kamari3,809 people - Walkyachiwadi3,386 people - Siranjani3,178 people - Khadki3,044 people [All 73 villages in Himayatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarsam from Nanded?75 km by road - What is the population of Sarsam?4,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarsam in?Nanded district (Himayatnagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sarsam?74.7% (Census 2011)