# Saraun Village, Asarganj, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asarganj, Munger 

# Saraun

Saraun is a village in Asarganj sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 175 households**, the 30th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 848people (2011)
- 175households
- 69.1%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Saraun PIN code and other codes

Saraun falls in Asarganj sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakwa
- Community development blockAsarganj
- Census village code243108

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

## How far is Saraun from nearby towns?

- Asarganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)45 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)45 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 Saraun?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Saraun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rahmatpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Saraun known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Saraun

Of every 100 households in Saraun in 2011, 37 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saraun · ■ Asarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**49%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Saraun?

■ Saraun · ■ Asarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**920

Working population ****40.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 59.1% for women. 45% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 94 (27%) · **■** Marginal 93 (27%)

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 Asarganj

- Kamrain1,067 people
- Gorha1,041 people
- Mirzapur954 people
- Simpur943 people
- Badarkha817 people
- Masudanpur797 people
- Dholpahari Milik773 people
- Belsara729 people

[All 68 villages in Asarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/asarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraun from Munger?45 km by road
- What is the population of Saraun?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraun in?Munger district (Asarganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraun?69.1% (Census 2011)