# Sarai Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Sarai

Sarai is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,402 people in 450 households**, the 45th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,402people (2011)
- 450households
- 66.7%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Sarai PIN code and other codes

Sarai falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGargawn
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222865

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

## How far is Sarai from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)20 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 Sarai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Sarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Sarai

Of every 100 households in Sarai in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarai · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

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 Sarai?

■ Sarai · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****26.2%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 186 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (63%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Kathalbari2,520 people
- Singhari2,473 people
- Singhia Chakandara2,444 people
- Shahnagar2,406 people
- Dhanpura2,397 people
- Mahiarpur2,340 people
- Bhag Baisa2,326 people
- Karehbari2,279 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarai from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sarai?2,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarai in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarai?66.7% (Census 2011)