# Saraunchia Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/saraunchia-223554/ Village · Kasba, Purnia # Saraunchia Saraunchia is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 300 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%. - 1,416people (2011) - 300households - 57.9%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Saraunchia PIN code and other codes Saraunchia falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGhordaur - Community development blockKasba - Census village code223554 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saraunchia from nearby towns? - Kasba (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)15 km by road - Kasba (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 Saraunchia? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Saraunchia; 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 · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Saraunchia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Saraunchia Of every 100 households in Saraunchia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Saraunchia · ■ Kasba rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **15% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **97% Use banking services ****29%** **19% Television ****15%** **6% Mobile phone ****47%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **30% 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 Saraunchia? ■ Saraunchia · ■ Kasba rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **46.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **965 Working population ****40.0%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 45% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (41%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (22%) · **■** Marginal 140 (25%) 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 Kasba - Bishunpur1,662 people - Deari1,571 people - Tikapur1,570 people - Saraunchia1,510 people - Kanwapara1,388 people - Pakaria1,305 people - Jalkar1,191 people - Sara Bathana1,151 people [All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saraunchia from Purnia?15 km by road - What is the population of Saraunchia?1,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraunchia in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Saraunchia?57.9% (Census 2011)