# Saraia Village, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran 

# Saraia

Saraia is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845437**. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 188 households**, the 39th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,097people (2011)
- 188households
- 48.5%literacy
- 845437PIN code

## Saraia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saraia is 845437.** Saraia falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845437
- Gram panchayatJagiraha
- Community development blockKotwa
- Census village code218364

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?

- Kotwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)30 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Saraia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saraia · ■ Kotwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saraia?

■ Saraia · ■ Kotwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**918

Working population ****31.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 36.0% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (74%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Kotwa

- Rohua Khas1,385 people
- Pakri Asok1,256 people
- Barwa Kanth Chhapra1,155 people
- Bankatwa1,145 people
- Rohua765 people
- Bishunpur Nankar695 people
- Arazi Sariatapur639 people
- Pakri Asok541 people

[All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saraia?845437
- How far is Saraia from Motihari?30 km by road
- What is the population of Saraia?1,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraia in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraia?48.5% (Census 2011)