# Utesra Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Utesra

Utesra is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,251 people in 1,508 households**, the 4th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 8,251people (2011)
- 1,508households
- 43.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Utesra PIN code and other codes

Utesra falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUteshra
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226677

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

## How far is Utesra from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)30 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)30 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 Utesra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Utesra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Utesra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 705 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Utesra

Of every 100 households in Utesra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Utesra · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**23%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Utesra?

■ Utesra · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**947

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 32.8% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 809 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 641 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,146 (58%)

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 Salkhua

- Kabira12,790 people
- Gaurdah9,117 people
- Salkhua8,987 people
- Harewa7,941 people
- Alani6,485 people
- Koparia6,056 people
- Chiraia5,254 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Utesra from Saharsa?30 km by road
- What is the population of Utesra?8,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Utesra in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Utesra?43.6% (Census 2011)