# Sarora Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumraon, Buxar 

# Sarora

Sarora is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,295 people in 209 households**, the 34th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,295people (2011)
- 209households
- 68.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Sarora PIN code and other codes

Sarora falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhatanwar
- Community development blockDumraon
- Census village code248153

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

## How far is Sarora from nearby towns?

- Dumraon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)10 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 Sarora?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarora; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kachainiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hakimpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sarora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Sarora

Of every 100 households in Sarora in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarora · ■ Dumraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Sarora?

■ Sarora · ■ Dumraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**949

Working population ****28.6%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 164 (44%)

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 Dumraon

- Dakhinawan1,557 people
- Chuar1,522 people
- Lahana1,409 people
- Piria1,348 people
- Dubkhi1,247 people
- Kamdharpur1,197 people
- Adpha1,162 people
- Parmanpur1,132 people

[All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarora from Buxar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sarora?1,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarora in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarora?68.3% (Census 2011)