Sarwan, Deoghar
Sarwan | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
  Sarwan Location in Jharkhand, India  Sarwan Sarwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°22′43″N 86°46′23″E / 24.37861°N 86.77306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Deoghar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 90,757 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Angika |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 47,027 (63.39%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814150 (Sarwan) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06432 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-15 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jarmundi |
| Website | deoghar |
| 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.[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 the 2011 Census of India, Sarwan CD Block had a total population of 90,757, all of whom were rural. There were 47,269 (52 %) males and 43,488 (48 %) females. The population below 6 years of age 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 the 2011 census.[3]
Literacy
As of 2011[update] census, the total number of literates in Sarwan CD Block was 47,027 (63.39 % of the population over 6 years) out of whom 29,432 (63 %) were males and 17,595 (37 %) were females.[3]
As of 2011[update] 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]
School
Sarwan is known for contributing towards education in Deoghar district. Two schools which are famous for contributions towards providing notable alumni (Pradeep Kumar Lal, Senior Executive Panjab National Bank and Shankar Burnwal, IIT) are Middle School Sarwan and High School Sarwan. The middle school came into the limelight under Headmaster Late Narsingh Pandit ji. His strict discipline and efforts to make sure all teachers attended classes without fail led to nurturing many students and making them successful in their careers. Some of the notable teachers from the middle school are Bijay Kumar Sah (mathematics), Madan Pandit (mathematics, Sanskrit), Tej Narayn Rajhans (social science, Hindi and mathematics), Teklal Mahto (science), Rita Didi (various subjects), and Maheshwar Sir (English) Pradeep Kumar Jha (Science).
References
- ^ "SBI, Sarwan". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "List of Gram Panchayats in Deoghar District" (PDF). 2015 update. Deoghar district administration. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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