# Sagunia Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Sagunia

Sagunia is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,454 people in 244 households**, the 63rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,454people (2011)
- 244households
- 67.8%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Sagunia PIN code and other codes

Sagunia falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarharia
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241103

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

## How far is Sagunia from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)38 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 Sagunia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sagunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banka
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Sagunia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 89% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Sagunia

Of every 100 households in Sagunia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sagunia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**91%

Use banking services ****47%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sagunia?

■ Sagunia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****631**

**943

Working population ****39.8%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (20%) · **■** Marginal 343 (59%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Siripathar1,508 people
- Sathiari1,475 people
- Mathurapur1,472 people
- Khaira1,461 people
- Sadpur1,424 people
- Lalsaia1,422 people
- Birbalpur1,403 people
- Gaura1,363 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sagunia from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sagunia?1,454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagunia in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sagunia?67.8% (Census 2011)