# Saranga Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barun, Aurangabad 

# Saranga

Saranga is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 160 households**, the 78th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 929people (2011)
- 160households
- 70.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Saranga PIN code and other codes

Saranga falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanchanpur
- Community development blockBarun
- Census village code253713

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saranga from nearby towns?

- Barun (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)15 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Saranga?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siris
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saranga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Saranga

Of every 100 households in Saranga in 2011, 57 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saranga · ■ Barun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****98%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saranga?

■ Saranga · ■ Barun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**954

Working population ****39.2%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 54.9% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 259 (71%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barun

- Kusa957 people
- Pokhrahi939 people
- Dharampura937 people
- Pirtampur934 people
- Ajania913 people
- Petarhi912 people
- Kusdehra900 people
- Dialpur895 people

[All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saranga from Aurangabad?15 km by road
- What is the population of Saranga?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saranga in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saranga?70.3% (Census 2011)