Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran
# Lal Saraia

Lal Saraia is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845454. The 2011 Census counted 8,501 people in 1,476 households, the 15th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.
- 8,501 people (2011)
- 1,476 households
- 63.1% literacy
- 845454 PIN code

## Lal Saraia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lal Saraia is 845454. Lal Saraia falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.
- PIN code 845454
- Gram panchayat Lal Saraiya
- Community development block Majhaulia
- Census village code 217329

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lal Saraia from nearby towns?
- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lal Saraia?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Lal Saraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lal Saraia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 601 hectares of village land is sown, and 461 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lal Saraia

Of every 100 households in Lal Saraia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lal Saraia · ■ Majhaulia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 2%
- Toilet within the home 35% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 85%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 39% 45%
- Television 9% 5%
- Mobile phone 57% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 21%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lal Saraia?

■ Lal Saraia · ■ Majhaulia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.1% 54.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 912
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 942 957
- Working population 38.1% 37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.4% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 356 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 927 (29%) · ■ Household industry 76 (2%) · ■ Other work 621 (19%) · ■ Marginal 1,257 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Majhaulia
- Majharia Shekh 9,419 people
- Madhopur 9,017 people
- Bakharia 8,825 people
- Siriswa 8,602 people
- Mahanagni 8,172 people
- Majhwalia 6,102 people
- Chailabhar 5,999 people
- rulhi Nizamat 5,838 people

All 78 villages in Majhaulia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lal Saraia? 845454
- How far is Lal Saraia from Bettiah? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Lal Saraia? 8,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lal Saraia in? Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lal Saraia? 63.1% (Census 2011)

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