About Sarwan Village

Sarwan is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 496 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bikram
Pincode	801104
Area (hectares)	203 hectares
Population	930
Male Population	496
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarwan compares

By the 2011 count Sarwan is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sarwan

Sarwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarwan from other places

Sarwan lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sarwan
Tehsil headquarters	Bikram	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bihta	12 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Sarwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sarwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwan village had a population of 930. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Sarwan village has 496 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sarwan is 801104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwan covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwan falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarwan is Bihta, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarwan.

Sarwan is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwan is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 3.6 km away. Bihta is about 12 km away. Patna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.