# Sarean Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Sarean

Sarean is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,128 people in 1,315 households**, the 4th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 7,128people (2011)
- 1,315households
- 52.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Sarean PIN code and other codes

Sarean falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarean
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218151

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

## How far is Sarean from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)41 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)11 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 Sarean?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sarean; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sarean known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 2,040 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Sarean

Of every 100 households in Sarean in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarean · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**60%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarean?

■ Sarean · ■ Areraj rural average

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

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**936

Working population ****33.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 41.9% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2,221 (92%)

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 Areraj

- Chatia17,866 people
- Nawada Govindganj12,077 people
- Rarhiya7,462 people
- Mamarkha6,905 people
- Pipra6,418 people
- Bahadurpur5,223 people
- Gunjrauliya5,122 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarean from Motihari?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sarean?7,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarean in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarean?52.6% (Census 2011)