Sarwan, Deoghar

For disambiguation, see Sarwan.
Sarwan
Community development block
Sarwan

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°22′43″N 86°46′23″E / 24.37861°N 86.77306°E / 24.37861; 86.77306Coordinates: 24°22′43″N 86°46′23″E / 24.37861°N 86.77306°E / 24.37861; 86.77306
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Elevation 268 m (879 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 90,757
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 47,027 (63.39%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 814150 (Sarwan)
Telephone/STD code 06432
Vehicle registration JH 15
Lok Sabha constituency Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jarmundi
Website deoghar.nic.in
CD Block

Sarwan is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 14 km from Deoghar, the district headquarters.

Geography

Sarwan, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°22′43″N 86°46′23″E / 24.37861°N 86.77306°E / 24.37861; 86.77306.[1]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats in Sarwan CD Block are: Baijukura, Bandajori, Banwariya, Bhandaro, Dahuwa, Dakay, Dondia, Jiyakhara, Kushmaha, Lakhoriya, Narangi, Pahariya, Rakti and Sarwan,[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Sarwan CD Block had a total population of 90,757, all of which were rural. There were 47,269 (52 %) males and 43,488 (48 %) females. [Population below 6 years was 16,570. Scheduled Castes numbered 14,932 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 6,338.[3]

Sarwa is a village with a population of 3,515 as per 2011 census.[3]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Sarwan CD Block was 47,027 (63.39 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 29,432 (63 %) were males and 17,595 (37 %) were females.[3]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Deoghar district was 64.85.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "SBI, Sarwan". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "List of Gram Panchayats in Deoghar District" (PDF). 2015 update. Deoghar district administration. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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