# Saunja Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Saunja

Saunja is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821123**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 93 households**, the 109th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 592people (2011)
- 93households
- 69.6%literacy
- 821123PIN code

## Saunja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saunja is 821123.** Saunja falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821123
- Gram panchayatRaipur Chor
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252230

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

## How far is Saunja from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)10 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 Saunja?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Saunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Babhani
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Roypur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Saunja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Saunja

Of every 100 households in Saunja in 2011, 2 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saunja · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**71%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**53%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

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 Saunja?

■ Saunja · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**953

Working population ****53.2%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 62.4% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 292 (93%)

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 Sheosagar

- Madaini620 people
- Chanari617 people
- Mauni614 people
- Niu595 people
- Shahpur581 people
- Kekarha566 people
- Jigna560 people
- Torni560 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saunja?821123
- How far is Saunja from Sasaram?10 km by road
- What is the population of Saunja?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saunja in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saunja?69.6% (Census 2011)