# Saraya Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Saraya

Saraya is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 116 households**, the 60th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 631people (2011)
- 116households
- 53.8%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Saraya PIN code and other codes

Saraya falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarayanpur
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260117

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

## How far is Saraya from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)19 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)19 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 Saraya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Saraya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karnda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 Saraya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 22 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 Saraya

Of every 100 households in Saraya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saraya · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Saraya?

■ Saraya · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**927

Working population ****34.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 45.9% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 57 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 99 (46%) · **■** Marginal 57 (26%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Shahbazpur733 people
- Mahaddipur699 people
- Bijulipur658 people
- Dhawa646 people
- Gappo Chak611 people
- Qazi Chak572 people
- Rasulpur569 people
- Sultanpur569 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraya from Jehanabad?19 km by road
- What is the population of Saraya?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraya in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraya?53.8% (Census 2011)