# Saruka Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Saruka

Saruka is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,248 people in 236 households**, the 29th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,248people (2011)
- 236households
- 69.3%literacy
- 813104PIN code

## Saruka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saruka is 813104.** Saruka falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813104
- Gram panchayatSabal Pur
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241215

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

## How far is Saruka from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (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 Saruka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Saruka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barahat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Saruka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Saruka

Of every 100 households in Saruka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saruka · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****57%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Saruka?

■ Saruka · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**935

Working population ****29.3%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (13%) · **■** Marginal 22 (6%)

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 Barahat

- Chandidih1,519 people
- Saharna1,489 people
- Dubraj Pur1,402 people
- Parghari1,377 people
- Kolhatha1,238 people
- Gobind Pur1,219 people
- Muluk1,154 people
- Kachmachia1,152 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saruka?813104
- How far is Saruka from Banka?15 km by road
- What is the population of Saruka?1,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saruka in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saruka?69.3% (Census 2011)