# Saraiya Village, Dulhin Bazar, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dulhin Bazar, Patna 

# Saraiya

Saraiya is a village in Dulhin Bazar sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,670 people in 452 households**, the 18th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,670people (2011)
- 452households
- 52.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Saraiya PIN code and other codes

Saraiya falls in Dulhin Bazar sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhana Nisarpura
- Community development blockDulhin Bazar
- Census village code245706

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

## How far is Saraiya from nearby towns?

- Dulhin Bazar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)50 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)27 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 Saraiya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saraiya; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Saraiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Saraiya

Of every 100 households in Saraiya in 2011, 5 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saraiya · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**72%

Tap water ****20%**

**3%

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

**61%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saraiya?

■ Saraiya · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**939

Working population ****36.8%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 39.9% for women. 44% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 385 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (41%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (4%) · **■** Marginal 138 (14%)

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 Dulhin Bazar

- Sihi3,143 people
- Achhua3,052 people
- Mahabalipur3,009 people
- Barka Kharwa2,766 people
- Sarkuna2,613 people
- Dorwan2,521 people
- Fatehpur2,324 people
- Pansuhi2,068 people

[All 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraiya from Patna?50 km by road
- What is the population of Saraiya?2,670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraiya in?Patna district (Dulhin Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraiya?52.6% (Census 2011)