Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai
# Saitna Salaunja

Saitna Salaunja is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,037 people in 604 households, the 7th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 4,037 people (2011)
- 604 households
- 50.6% literacy
- 900 females per 1,000 males

## Saitna Salaunja PIN code and other codes

Saitna Salaunja falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Sadhmaf
- Community development block Halsi
- Census village code 243799

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Saitna Salaunja from nearby towns?
- Halsi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Saitna Salaunja?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Saitna Salaunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Halsi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saitna Salaunja known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 460 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Saitna Salaunja

Of every 100 households in Saitna Salaunja in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saitna Salaunja · ■ Halsi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 5%
- Toilet within the home 21% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 81%
- Tap water 4% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 38% 35%
- Television 2% 7%
- Mobile phone 41% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 33% 36%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saitna Salaunja?

■ Saitna Salaunja · ■ Halsi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 929
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 939
- Working population 42.6% 37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 41.7% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 201 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 219 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 190 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1,108 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Halsi
- Halsi 6,334 people
- Kaini 4,798 people
- Gerua Pursanda 4,583 people
- Noma 4,384 people
- Sirkhindi 3,858 people
- Mohiuddin Nagar 3,598 people
- Sanr Maj 3,502 people
- Ballopur 3,250 people

All 61 villages in Halsi

## Quick answers
- How far is Saitna Salaunja from Lakhisarai? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Saitna Salaunja? 4,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saitna Salaunja in? Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saitna Salaunja? 50.6% (Census 2011)

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