# Sauraha Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/sauraha/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Sauraha Sauraha is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,852 people in 591 households**, the 27th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 2,852people (2011) - 591households - 53.3%literacy - 863females per 1,000 males ## Sauraha PIN code and other codes Sauraha falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGokhulpur - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223388 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sauraha from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)22 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)22 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 Sauraha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sauraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school10+ km · Banmakhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Sauraha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Sauraha Of every 100 households in Sauraha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sauraha · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **16% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****36%** **28% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****35%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **33% 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 Sauraha? ■ Sauraha · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **955 Working population ****34.2%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 42.2% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 461 (47%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Jokajal Marai3,149 people - Parshadpur3,110 people - Bela3,022 people - Chapai3,013 people - Baghmara2,705 people - Rikabganj2,689 people - Rampur Milik2,615 people - Jagni Jagarnathpur2,275 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sauraha from Purnia?22 km by road - What is the population of Sauraha?2,852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sauraha in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sauraha?53.3% (Census 2011)