# Sarai Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Sarai

Sarai is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **106 people in 22 households**, the 137th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 106people (2011)
- 22households
- 48.3%literacy
- 738females per 1,000 males

## Sarai PIN code and other codes

Sarai falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBansipur
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239179

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

## How far is Sarai from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)16 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 Sarai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Sarai

Of every 100 households in Sarai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarai · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**44%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**31%

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 Sarai?

■ Sarai · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****738**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**947

Working population ****30.2%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 43.6% for women. 52% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 31 (97%)

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 Colgong

- Dusadhichak136 people
- Siri Kanthpur124 people
- Mirdahachak115 people
- Bishunpur Mahgawan Milik107 people
- Maheshpur88 people
- Karahara Basdeopur Milik81 people
- Lalukita68 people
- Hamzapur46 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarai from Bhagalpur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sarai?106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarai in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarai?48.3% (Census 2011)