About Sarwan Village

Sarwan is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,167, made up of 1,677 males and 1,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, 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	Masaurhi
Pincode	804452
Area (hectares)	254 hectares
Population	3,167
Male Population	1,677
Female Population	1,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

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 26 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 2.7 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
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	3.1 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	3.1 km
District headquarters	Patna	26 km

Villages closest to Sarwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masaurhi 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 3,167. That makes it the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Sarwan village has 1,677 males and 1,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Sarwan is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwan covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarwan falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarwan is Nadwan, about 2.7 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 26 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 Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 2.7 km away. Masaurhi is about 3.1 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.