# Erai Village, Daniawan, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Daniawan, Patna 

# Erai

Erai is a village in Daniawan sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,071 people in 679 households**, the 3rd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 4,071people (2011)
- 679households
- 59.7%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Erai PIN code and other codes

Erai falls in Daniawan sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSigariyawan
- Community development blockDaniawan
- Census village code246228

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

## How far is Erai from nearby towns?

- Daniawan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)30 km by road
- Fatwah (nearest town)17 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 Erai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Erai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Daniyawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fatwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Erai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Erai

Of every 100 households in Erai in 2011, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Erai · ■ Daniawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**56%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Erai?

■ Erai · ■ Daniawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**909

Working population ****40.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,090 (66%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 262 (16%) · **■** Marginal 75 (5%)

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 Daniawan

- Bankipur Machhariawan9,977 people
- Salarpur4,257 people
- Daniawan4,056 people
- Kharbhaiya3,713 people
- Singriawan3,638 people
- Singriawan3,545 people

[All 33 villages in Daniawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/daniawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Erai from Patna?30 km by road
- What is the population of Erai?4,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erai in?Patna district (Daniawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Erai?59.7% (Census 2011)