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

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Sasaur

Sasaur is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,727 people in 666 households**, the 11th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 3,727people (2011)
- 666households
- 53.9%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Sasaur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSasaur
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244499

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

## How far is Sasaur from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)37 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)15 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 Sasaur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sasaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Sasaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Sasaur

Of every 100 households in Sasaur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasaur · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**39%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sasaur?

■ Sasaur · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**926

Working population ****43.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 43.4% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,084 (67%)

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

- Parnawan4,514 people
- Ballopurpearepur4,507 people
- Singhaul4,261 people
- Barhia4,160 people
- Mirnagar3,722 people
- Tora3,692 people
- Husena2,712 people
- Dhanawan2,692 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sasaur from Biharsharif?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sasaur?3,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasaur in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sasaur?53.9% (Census 2011)