# Saraon Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Saraon

Saraon is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 87 households**, the 117th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 483people (2011)
- 87households
- 76.9%literacy
- 823females per 1,000 males

## Saraon PIN code and other codes

Saraon falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarupur
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248426

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

## How far is Saraon from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)21 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 Saraon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saraon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kashipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Saraon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Saraon

Of every 100 households in Saraon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saraon · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****95%**

**47%

Television ****30%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saraon?

■ Saraon · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**953

Working population ****25.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 64.6% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (13%)

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 Rajpur

- Shyampur530 people
- Jamuni Dehri520 people
- Khanpur497 people
- Gogaura484 people
- Sarayan483 people
- Kanhupur481 people
- Malahipur478 people
- Kishunipur469 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraon from Buxar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Saraon?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraon in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraon?76.9% (Census 2011)