# Sauntar Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Sauntar

Sauntar is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,070 people in 996 households**, the 2nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 6,070people (2011)
- 996households
- 64.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Sauntar PIN code and other codes

Sauntar falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSewtar
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255164

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

## How far is Sauntar from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)44 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)44 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 Sauntar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bajirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sauntar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Sauntar

Of every 100 households in Sauntar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sauntar · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**29%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**39%

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 Sauntar?

■ Sauntar · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**957

Working population ****43.3%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 51.9% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 549 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 679 (26%) · **■** Household industry 136 (5%) · **■** Other work 524 (20%) · **■** Marginal 741 (28%)

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 Muhra

- Kajur17,374 people
- Sarsu6,037 people
- Dariyapur5,912 people
- Reula5,509 people
- Jithian5,087 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sauntar from Gaya?44 km by road
- What is the population of Sauntar?6,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sauntar in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sauntar?64.2% (Census 2011)