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Sarma

सरमा
Barahiya mandal
Pincode 811302
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Sarma observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Barahiya mandal

The principal temple recorded for Barahiya mandal is Bhagwati Asthan, Bargaon. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sarma itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Samastipur
PC 23 · SC
→VS
Rosera
AC 139 · SC
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARCHANA DEVI
Contact: 96****2420
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LGD code
243347
Pincode
811302
Post office
Barhiya
Population
882
Households
153
Literacy rate
66.2%
Sex ratio
826 ♀/1000♂
Workers
272
Census 2011 · in context

How Sarma compares

By population, Sarma ranks #28 of 38 villages in Barahiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.2%
+13.4% vs mandal average
Sarma66.2%
Barahiya mandal52.8%
Lakhisarai district50.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
826
−50 vs mandal average
Sarma826
Barahiya mandal876
Household size
people per home
5.8
−0.9 vs mandal average
Sarma5.8
Barahiya mandal6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sarma at a glance

Sarma is a village of 882 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Barahiya block, Lakhisarai district, Bihar, the 28th-largest of 38 villages in Barahiya block. Literacy is 66%, 13 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 826 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811302, served by Barhiya post office; the LGD village code is 243347. The sarpanch is ARCHANA DEVI, and the village votes in Rosera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Birendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,040 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sarma · this village88266%—
Girdharpur · Barahiya2,69435%—
Manoharpur · Barahiya1,44745%—
Jakhaur · Barahiya1,42260%—
Sadai Bigha · Barahiya1,33769%—
Nezai · Barahiya1,03959%—
Saer Bigha · Barahiya37375%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BARAHIYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
22
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Girdharpur
Total area (ha)
134.4
Irrigated area (ha)
40
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Sarma

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Sarma

LGD code
243347
Pincode
811302
Post office
Barhiya
Population (Census 2011)
882
Population (projected 2026)
1,040
Households
153
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
826
Literacy rate
66.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rosera
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Birendra Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARCHANA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Barahiya
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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