# Saratha Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Saratha

Saratha is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845303**. The 2011 Census counted **4,297 people in 841 households**, the 27th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 4,297people (2011)
- 841households
- 52.1%literacy
- 845303PIN code

## Saratha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saratha is 845303.** Saratha falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845303
- Gram panchayatKarmawa
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217833

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

## How far is Saratha from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)8 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 Saratha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Saratha; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karmawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Saratha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 86% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Saratha

Of every 100 households in Saratha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saratha · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**21%

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 Saratha?

■ Saratha · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**930

Working population ****33.8%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (40%) · **■** Household industry 77 (5%) · **■** Other work 255 (18%) · **■** Marginal 325 (22%)

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 Dhaka

- Raksa4,449 people
- Jhauwa Ram4,428 people
- Tola Ramji Dube4,425 people
- Kusmahwa4,298 people
- Dostiya4,292 people
- Masaurha4,284 people
- Gahai4,278 people
- Bisambharpur4,269 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saratha?845303
- How far is Saratha from Motihari?30 km by road
- What is the population of Saratha?4,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saratha in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saratha?52.1% (Census 2011)