# Saraia Village, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai 

# Saraia

Saraia is a village in Sahebpur Kamal sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 183 households**, the 27th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 183households
- 71.3%literacy
- 798females per 1,000 males

## Saraia PIN code and other codes

Saraia falls in Sahebpur Kamal sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChauki
- Community development blockSahebpur Kamal
- Census village code238287

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

## How far is Saraia from nearby towns?

- Sahebpur Kamal (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)38 km by road
- Khagaria (nearest town)8 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 Saraia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Saraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Saraia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Saraia

Of every 100 households in Saraia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saraia · ■ Sahebpur Kamal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**53%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Saraia?

■ Saraia · ■ Sahebpur Kamal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798**

**873

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**912

Working population ****22.2%**

**28.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (32%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Sahebpur Kamal

- Saidpur1,926 people
- Gobindpur1,718 people
- Malhipur Karari1,713 people
- Parora1,237 people
- Sadpur1,013 people
- Sowae Khas612 people
- Achhe Chak182 people
- Saidpur55 people

[All 39 villages in Sahebpur Kamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/sahebpur-kamal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraia from Begusarai?38 km by road
- What is the population of Saraia?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraia in?Begusarai district (Sahebpur Kamal sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraia?71.3% (Census 2011)