# Sarar Village, Barauli, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barauli, Gopalganj 

# Sarar

Sarar is a village in Barauli sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,251 people in 582 households**, the 26th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 3,251people (2011)
- 582households
- 55.2%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Sarar PIN code and other codes

Sarar falls in Barauli sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPipra
- Community development blockBarauli
- Census village code231095

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

## How far is Sarar from nearby towns?

- Barauli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)22 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)5 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 Sarar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sarar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Sarar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Sarar

Of every 100 households in Sarar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarar · ■ Barauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarar?

■ Sarar · ■ Barauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**961

Working population ****20.5%**

**25.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 46.5% for women. 36% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (15%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (19%) · **■** Marginal 261 (39%)

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 Barauli

- Haluar3,879 people
- Nawada3,762 people
- Balra3,758 people
- Piprahia3,386 people
- Sonbarsa3,166 people
- Kalyanpur Madhubani3,107 people
- Dangsi2,999 people
- Mirzapur2,920 people

[All 80 villages in Barauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/barauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarar from Gopalganj?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sarar?3,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarar in?Gopalganj district (Barauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarar?55.2% (Census 2011)