# Sauria Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Sauria

Sauria is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,108 people in 728 households**, the 5th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 3,108people (2011)
- 728households
- 58.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Sauria PIN code and other codes

Sauria falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSauriya
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225444

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

## How far is Sauria from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (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 Sauria?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sauria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Sauria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Sauria

Of every 100 households in Sauria in 2011, 7 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sauria · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**6%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sauria?

■ Sauria · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**947

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 46.5% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 298 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (19%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 116 (11%) · **■** Marginal 427 (40%)

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 Dandkhora

- Dand Khora8,821 people
- Doasi5,257 people
- Bhamraili4,265 people
- Raipur3,216 people
- Borni Gorgawan2,831 people
- Gurpahar2,727 people
- Mahespur2,648 people
- Bijaili2,362 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sauria from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sauria?3,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sauria in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sauria?58.1% (Census 2011)