Sarsiwan Village
Sarsiwan is a revenue village in Arrah block, Bhojpur district, Bihar. It had a population of 1,705 in 243 households (Census 2011).
Are you from Sarsiwan?Claim it — it's free.
1,705 souls. 243 homes.
Arrah block, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
Sarsiwan today
- Apple₹9,500Aarah APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Onion₹4,000Aarah APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Potato₹1,000Aarah APMC · 12 Nov 2026
Happy Chhath Puja 2026 to every family of Sarsiwan (सरसीवां), Arrah block, Bhojpur!
Chhath Puja 2026 in Sarsiwan
Bihar's official 2026 holiday list: Chhath Puja (Kharna) on Saturday 14 November 2026; Chhath Puja on Sunday 15 November 2026; Chhath Puja on Monday 16 November 2026.
- Add Sarsiwan's Chhath Puja event
- Write about how Sarsiwan celebrates
- Chhath Puja 2026 in Bihar →
- Chhath Puja dates in every state →
A moderator reviews every event and post before it appears.
Sarsiwan at a glance
Sarsiwan is a mid-sized village of Arrah block: 1,705 people in 243 households (Census 2011), 46th of its 90 inhabited villages by population. Literacy stood at 74.3%, above Bhojpur district's 69.2% (Arrah block: 69.9%), while the sex ratio was 903 women per 1,000 men, below the district's 910. It falls under Basantpur gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 802313. The village covers 82 hectares — about 0.82 km², or roughly 2,079 people per km² (Census 2011).
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
Gram panchayat: Basantpur →
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Are you the sarpanch of Sarsiwan? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch
Suggest an edit · Edit history
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Ara Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Self-help groups
- 1 self-help group with 11 members (2024-25) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Gram panchayat
Sarsiwan is in the Basantpur (बसंतपुर) gram panchayat.
Other villages in Basantpur
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Sarsiwan compares
By population, Sarsiwan ranks #46 of 90 inhabited villages in Arrah block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Official dataCensus 2011
What Sarsiwan had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 1 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Power for homes Available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest within 5 km
- Mobile phone coverage Not available · nearest within 5 km
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Page completeness · 1/5
- Photo
- History & about
- Sarpanch verified
- Festival or jatara
- School information
Missing — can you add it?Add a photoSuggest an editVerify as sarpanchAdd an event
Add what you know →Notice board · Sarsiwan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Villages sharing pincode 802313
Other villages in Arrah block
View all 143 →Sarsiwan — Census 2011 to estimated 2026
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Population, education & work
- Population
- 1,705Census 2011
- Male / female
- 896 / 809
- Households
- 243
- People per home
- 7.0
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%literates ÷ people aged 7+
- Workers
- 447
- Work participation
- 26.2%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Official dataCensus 2011
Population figures are from Census 2011, the latest village tables published. Census 2027 (houselisting 2026, population count February 2027) will replace them when its village tables are released. About Census 2027 →
Sarsiwan on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Sarsiwan. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Sarsiwan · 25.6117° N, 84.6581° E
Electoral profile
We can't yet place Sarsiwan in a Lok Sabha or assembly constituency reliably — we need its map location, or more mapped villages around it. How constituencies are placed
Latest posts from the village
No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.
Write a postHealth & emergency numbers · and the nearest health centres to Sarsiwan
- 108Ambulance (emergency)Free from any phone, day and night
- 104Health helpline (advice, doctor on call)Free from any phone, day and night
108: Source: Emergency Response Services (108) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026 · 104: Source: Health helpline (104) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026
Nearest health facilities we hold
No health facility within 25 km in our places data yet — not reported.
VoiceOfVillage is an independent website, not a health service. In an emergency, call 108.
Land records · official portal for Bihar
Official portalVoiceOfVillage keeps no land records. Look up pattadar passbooks, adangal / pahani and record-of-rights details on the government's own portal.
Open Bihar Bhumi (बिहार भूमि) ↗
- What you can look up
- Jamabandi, khata / khesra, mutation
- Run by
- Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar
Link checked 12 Nov 2026 · biharbhumi.bihar.gov.in/ · We store nothing from the portal; the link opens the government site in a new tab. The portal differs by state; this is the one for Bihar.
Essential services & places near Sarsiwan
Sarsiwan isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Arrah block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices402 in Bhojpur district
Bank · No map location — listed by district
LALITA COMPLEX, JAIL ROAD , ARRAH,DIST. BHOJPUR, BIHAR , PIN 802301
Bank · No map location — listed by district
FIRST FLR BISWANATH COMPLEX PAKARI KATIRA ROAD CIRCUIT HOUSE ROAD PO ARRAH
Bank · No map location — listed by district
UPPER GROUND FLR,SHREE HARI VISHNU PALACE,ARRAH ZERO MILE MAIN ROAD ,PO ANAITH,PS NAWADA ARRAH
Hospitals & clinics236 in Bhojpur district
Primary / community health centre
Alipur
Primary / community health centre
Jamira
Colleges & universities1 in Bhojpur district
Temples15 in Bhojpur district
Other places of worship5 in Bhojpur district
Jain temple
Transport19 in Bhojpur district
- Jamira Halt
Railway station
Agriculture services1 in Bhojpur district
Community places5 in Bhojpur district
All places in Arrah block (51) →Places of worship in Sarsiwan →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Sarsiwan
Where is Sarsiwan located?
Sarsiwan is a village in Arrah block of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
Which district is Sarsiwan in?
Sarsiwan is in Bhojpur district of Bihar.
Which gram panchayat does Sarsiwan belong to?
Sarsiwan comes under the Basantpur gram panchayat.
How is Sarsiwan written in the local script?
Sarsiwan is written सरसीवां.
What is the pincode of Sarsiwan?
The pincode of Sarsiwan, Arrah, Bhojpur is 802313.
What is the population of Sarsiwan?
As per the 2011 Census, Sarsiwan had a population of 1,705 (896 males and 809 females).
How many households are there in Sarsiwan?
Sarsiwan had 243 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the area of Sarsiwan?
Sarsiwan covers about 82 hectares.
What is the literacy rate of Sarsiwan?
The literacy rate of Sarsiwan was 74.3% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Sarsiwan?
Sarsiwan had 903 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which development block is Sarsiwan in?
Sarsiwan is in the Ara development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Sarsiwan?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Sarsiwan is 246725 and its Census 2011 village code is 246725.
Which villages are near Sarsiwan?
Villages near Sarsiwan include Bakhorapur (within ~8 km), Jamira (about 8 km), Giddha (about 9.5 km), Bakri (about 11 km), Khajuata (about 11 km).
What is the population of Sarsiwan in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Sarsiwan's Census 2011 population of 1,705 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 2,170 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Who is the sarpanch of Sarsiwan?
The sarpanch of Sarsiwan has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
- Report a correction
What do you need to find near Sarsiwan?
- Hospital
- PHC / clinic
- Pharmacy
- School
- Bank
- ATM
- Post office
- Market
- Police
- Petrol bunk
- Bus stop
- Railway station
Each opens a page of the nearest places from our directory (OpenStreetMap, RBI, India Post), with straight-line distances.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 12 Nov 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 8.6 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Bhojpur district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 12 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Aarah APMC | 9,500 | 9,500 | 9,500 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Onion | Aarah APMC | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Potato | Aarah APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Onion · 1st Sort | Piro APMC | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Potato | Piro APMC | 800 | 800 | 800 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Potato · Red Nanital | Piro APMC | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Potato · Jyoti | Piro APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Tomato · Deshi | Piro APMC | 1,520 | 1,520 | 1,520 | 10 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Sarsiwan's shops. Best mandi price near Sarsiwan →
Official dataAgmarknet, 12 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
All villages near Sarsiwan →Compare Sarsiwan with… →All villages in Arrah →