# Sakraul Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Sakraul

Sakraul is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 138 households**, the 126th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 815people (2011)
- 138households
- 57.3%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Sakraul PIN code and other codes

Sakraul falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumaria
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216697

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

## How far is Sakraul from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)38 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)13 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 Sakraul?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sakraul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Murli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sakraul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Sakraul

Of every 100 households in Sakraul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakraul · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

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 Sakraul?

■ Sakraul · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**957

Working population ****31.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 43.9% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 129 (50%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Murli875 people
- Chitamanpur871 people
- Barwa842 people
- Garurha837 people
- Merraul802 people
- Terhi Kuia782 people
- Lediharwa778 people
- Tilokwa750 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakraul from Bettiah?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sakraul?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakraul in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakraul?57.3% (Census 2011)