# Sarsaula Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/sarsaula/ Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Sarsaula Sarsaula is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,793 people in 583 households**, the 30th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 2,793people (2011) - 583households - 48.1%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Sarsaula PIN code and other codes Sarsaula falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarwa - Community development blockMotihari - Census village code217927 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarsaula from nearby towns? - Motihari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)15 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 Sarsaula? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sarsaula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sarsaula known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Sarsaula Of every 100 households in Sarsaula in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarsaula · ■ Motihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****20%** **36% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **20% 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 Sarsaula? ■ Sarsaula · ■ Motihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **910 Working population ****30.8%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 35.1% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (48%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (11%) · **■** Marginal 254 (30%) 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 Motihari - Pataurra Tola Mathia3,021 people - Basantpur2,851 people - Suraha2,816 people - Patparia Hal2,815 people - Chhatauni Amar2,790 people - Dostia2,659 people - Rup Dih2,639 people - Dharmuhan2,567 people [All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarsaula from Motihari?15 km by road - What is the population of Sarsaula?2,793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarsaula in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarsaula?48.1% (Census 2011)