# Saraunchia Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Saraunchia

Saraunchia is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,510 people in 324 households**, the 38th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 1,510people (2011)
- 324households
- 46.4%literacy
- 992females 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 code223557

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?

10 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 · Garbnaili
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 84% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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, 41 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saraunchia · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**19%

Television ****20%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

Own their home ****86%**

**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+) ****46.4%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1199**

**965

Working population ****34.9%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 37.0% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (79%) · **■** Other work 63 (12%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%)

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

- Lalharia1,789 people
- Bishunpur1,662 people
- Deari1,571 people
- Tikapur1,570 people
- Saraunchia1,416 people
- Kanwapara1,388 people
- Pakaria1,305 people
- Jalkar1,191 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?1,510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraunchia in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraunchia?46.4% (Census 2011)