# Saraiya, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Saraiya

Saraiya is a village in [Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/) sub-district of [Kaimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 77 households**, the 115th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 409people (2011)
- 77households
- 35.8%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Saraiya PIN code and other codes

Saraiya falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNandgawan
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249902

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

## How far is Saraiya from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)15 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 Saraiya?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Saraiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Varanashi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Saraiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Saraiya

Of every 100 households in Saraiya in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saraiya · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****84%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Saraiya?

■ Saraiya · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**968

Working population ****49.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 13.2% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 107 (53%)

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 Chainpur

- Majhganwan435 people
- Kakrikundi431 people
- Israrhi430 people
- Birna424 people
- Baghaila408 people
- Ismailpur Arazi378 people
- Dhumardeo350 people
- Neura350 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Saraiya from Bhabua?15 km by road
- What is the population of Saraiya?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraiya in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraiya?35.8% (Census 2011)