# Sauntha Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Sauntha

Sauntha is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854325**. The 2011 Census counted **3,475 people in 618 households**, the 10th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 3,475people (2011)
- 618households
- 44.5%literacy
- 854325PIN code

## Sauntha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sauntha is 854325.** Sauntha falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854325
- Gram panchayatSauntha
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223657

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

## How far is Sauntha from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)36 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)9 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 Sauntha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sauntha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Sauntha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Sauntha

Of every 100 households in Sauntha in 2011, 17 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sauntha · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sauntha?

■ Sauntha · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**950

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 36.5% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 648 (59%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 148 (13%)

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 Jalalgarh

- Baisa5,204 people
- Harchandpur4,530 people
- Nijgehuma3,843 people
- Hansi3,584 people
- Dansar3,283 people
- Gehuma3,265 people
- Bathna3,047 people
- Dihia3,024 people

[All 47 villages in Jalalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sauntha?854325
- How far is Sauntha from Purnia?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sauntha?3,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sauntha in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sauntha?44.5% (Census 2011)