Sarwan, Deoghar

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.

Sarwan
Community development block
Sarwan
Location in Jharkhand, India
Sarwan
Sarwan (India)
Coordinates: 24°22′43″N 86°46′23″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDeoghar
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total90,757
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Angika
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates47,027 (63.39%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814150 (Sarwan)
Telephone/STD code06432
Vehicle registrationJH-15
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJarmundi
Websitedeoghar.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Sarwan, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at 24°22′43″N 86°46′23″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 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 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).

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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. "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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