# Saraiya Village, Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur 

# Saraiya

Saraiya is a village in Sahebganj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,348 people in 660 households**, the 12th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 3,348people (2011)
- 660households
- 58.3%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Saraiya PIN code and other codes

Saraiya falls in Sahebganj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaraiya
- Community development blockSahebganj
- Census village code228033

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

## How far is Saraiya from nearby towns?

- Sahebganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sahebganj (nearest town)9 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 Saraiya?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Saraiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahebganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Saraiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Saraiya

Of every 100 households in Saraiya in 2011, 6 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saraiya · ■ Sahebganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**48%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

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 Saraiya?

■ Saraiya · ■ Sahebganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**924

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 47.0% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 685 (59%)

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 Sahebganj

- Shahpurpatti3,972 people
- Baijnathpur3,782 people
- Rajwara3,474 people
- Jita Chhapra urf ChhapraHoril3,367 people
- Hussepur3,244 people
- Bishunpur Kalayan3,208 people
- Khursaida3,124 people
- Rasulpur3,036 people

[All 126 villages in Sahebganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sahebganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraiya from Muzaffarpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Saraiya?3,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraiya in?Muzaffarpur district (Sahebganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraiya?58.3% (Census 2011)