# Sarauni Kalan Village, Gwalpara, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/sarauni-kalan/ Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura # Sarauni Kalan Sarauni Kalan is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,596 people in 2,031 households**, the 1st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 11,596people (2011) - 2,031households - 51.6%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Sarauni Kalan PIN code and other codes Sarauni Kalan falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSarounee Kala - Community development blockGwalpara - Census village code226065 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarauni Kalan from nearby towns? - Gwalpara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)29 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)28 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 Sarauni Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sarauni Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gwalpara - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Sarauni Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include rice mills. About 86% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Sarauni Kalan Of every 100 households in Sarauni Kalan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarauni Kalan · ■ Gwalpara rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****25%** **25% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****47%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sarauni Kalan? ■ Sarauni Kalan · ■ Gwalpara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **938 Working population ****38.8%** **39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.9% for men and 39.5% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 747 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,033 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,550 (34%) 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 Gwalpara - Shahpur Chaumukh10,676 people - Khokhsi Saranpur7,168 people - Goalpara6,503 people - Jhajhari5,915 people [All 51 villages in Gwalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarauni Kalan from Madhepura?29 km by road - What is the population of Sarauni Kalan?11,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarauni Kalan in?Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarauni Kalan?51.6% (Census 2011)