# Saraiya Banwari Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/saraiya-banwari/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Saraiya Banwari Saraiya Banwari is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,492 people in 282 households**, the 38th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,492people (2011) - 282households - 55.7%literacy - 845426PIN code ## Saraiya Banwari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saraiya Banwari is 845426.** Saraiya Banwari falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845426 - Gram panchayatHarpurnag - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218680 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saraiya Banwari from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Mehsi (nearest town)5 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 Banwari? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Saraiya Banwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tetaria - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 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 Banwari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Banwari Of every 100 households in Saraiya Banwari in 2011, 3 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saraiya Banwari · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****15%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **20% 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 Saraiya Banwari? ■ Saraiya Banwari · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **962 Working population ****38.7%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.6% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (18%) · **■** Marginal 227 (39%) 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 Mehsi - Ahibaran Chhapra1,609 people - Ojhilpur1,579 people - Koirgawan1,546 people - Galimpur1,502 people - Fatehpur1,476 people - Majhauliya1,451 people - Ismaila1,450 people - Dewajitpur1,412 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saraiya Banwari?845426 - How far is Saraiya Banwari from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Saraiya Banwari?1,492 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraiya Banwari in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Saraiya Banwari?55.7% (Census 2011)