# Saura Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/saura/ Village · Dagarua, Purnia # Saura Saura is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,923 people in 445 households**, the 45th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%. - 1,923people (2011) - 445households - 45.7%literacy - 854females per 1,000 males ## Saura PIN code and other codes Saura falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTeghra - Community development blockDagarua - Census village code224222 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saura from nearby towns? - Dagarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)37 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)37 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 Saura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Saura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Saura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Saura Of every 100 households in Saura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saura · ■ Dagarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **21% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****55%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Saura? ■ Saura · ■ Dagarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%** **45.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **975 Working population ****34.7%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.7% for men and 34.0% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (11%) · **■** Marginal 280 (42%) 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 Dagarua - Basbaili2,014 people - Maria1,976 people - Darha1,972 people - Phulpur1,936 people - Babhani1,865 people - Nifatpur1,767 people - Udharna1,759 people - Mahammadpur1,711 people [All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saura from Purnia?37 km by road - What is the population of Saura?1,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saura in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Saura?45.7% (Census 2011)