# Sarhanchia Village, Aurai, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Aurai, Muzaffarpur 

# Sarhanchia

Sarhanchia is a village in Aurai sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843117**. The 2011 Census counted **5,159 people in 1,239 households**, the 15th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 5,159people (2011)
- 1,239households
- 49.7%literacy
- 843117PIN code

## Sarhanchia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarhanchia is 843117.** Sarhanchia falls in Aurai sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code843117
- Gram panchayatSarhanchia
- Community development blockAurai
- Census village code229035

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

## How far is Sarhanchia from nearby towns?

- Aurai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)39 km by road
- Muzaffurpur (nearest town)39 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 Sarhanchia?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhanchia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffurpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sarhanchia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Sarhanchia

Of every 100 households in Sarhanchia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarhanchia · ■ Aurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sarhanchia?

■ Sarhanchia · ■ Aurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**918

Working population ****39.0%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 40.5% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 817 (41%) · **■** Household industry 224 (11%) · **■** Other work 219 (11%) · **■** Marginal 615 (31%)

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 Aurai

- Naya Goan6,313 people
- Ghanshyampur5,958 people
- Bharthua5,766 people
- Baram Jiwar Tara Jiwar5,675 people
- Bedauli Asli5,024 people
- Khetalpur4,648 people
- Chihuta4,634 people
- Babhangawan4,423 people

[All 116 villages in Aurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarhanchia?843117
- How far is Sarhanchia from Muzaffarpur?39 km by road
- What is the population of Sarhanchia?5,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhanchia in?Muzaffarpur district (Aurai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhanchia?49.7% (Census 2011)