# Misia Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Misia

Misia is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 214 households**, the 19th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 1,523people (2011)
- 214households
- 42.0%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Misia PIN code and other codes

Misia falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHusena
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244469

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

## How far is Misia from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)38 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)16 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 Misia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Misia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Misia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Misia

Of every 100 households in Misia in 2011, 6 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Misia · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****11%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**39%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Misia?

■ Misia · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**926

Working population ****42.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 30.9% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (27%) · **■** Other work 108 (17%) · **■** Marginal 274 (43%)

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 Sarmera

- Dhanawan2,692 people
- Sadha1,654 people
- Kazi Chak1,630 people
- Kutra1,623 people
- Sondiha1,186 people
- Kazi Chak984 people
- Jagjiwanpur696 people
- Sekhra674 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Misia from Biharsharif?38 km by road
- What is the population of Misia?1,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Misia in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Misia?42.0% (Census 2011)