# Saranda Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Saranda

Saranda is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 300 households**, the 33rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,644people (2011)
- 300households
- 65.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Saranda PIN code and other codes

Saranda falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirinagar
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241531

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

## How far is Saranda from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)40 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 Saranda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saranda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Saranda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Saranda

Of every 100 households in Saranda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saranda · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**27%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Saranda?

■ Saranda · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**941

Working population ****21.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 50.6% for women. 36% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (10%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 175 (50%) · **■** Marginal 99 (29%)

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 Belhar

- Dhamrahi1,687 people
- Mathura1,669 people
- Baburampur1,654 people
- Nagel1,650 people
- Majhali1,636 people
- Tola Teliakumri1,610 people
- Semaria1,582 people
- Hathia1,575 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saranda from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Saranda?1,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saranda in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saranda?65.8% (Census 2011)