# Saraia Village, Bakhtiarpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakhtiarpur, Patna 

# Saraia

Saraia is a village in Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,391 people in 211 households**, the 40th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,391people (2011)
- 211households
- 47.2%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Saraia PIN code and other codes

Saraia falls in Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMisi
- Community development blockBakhtiarpur
- Census village code246286

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

## How far is Saraia from nearby towns?

- Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bakhtiarpur (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 Saraia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagar Nausa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bakhtiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Saraia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Saraia

Of every 100 households in Saraia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saraia · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**70%

Tap water ****11%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Saraia?

■ Saraia · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**899

Working population ****48.6%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 35.6% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (38%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 322 (48%)

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 Bakhtiarpur

- Mirdaha Chak1,766 people
- Mirdaha Chak1,762 people
- Goiaspur1,480 people
- Sherpur1,478 people
- Bazidpur1,369 people
- Bahadurpur1,332 people
- Rampur1,214 people
- Lakhanpura955 people

[All 58 villages in Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraia from Patna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Saraia?1,391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraia in?Patna district (Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraia?47.2% (Census 2011)