# Saraunja Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/saraunja/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Saraunja Saraunja is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852106**. The 2011 Census counted **9,289 people in 1,874 households**, the 6th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 9,289people (2011) - 1,874households - 49.2%literacy - 852106PIN code ## Saraunja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saraunja is 852106.** Saraunja falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852106 - Gram panchayatSaroja - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226597 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saraunja from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)12 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)12 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 Saraunja? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Saraunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balwahat - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Saraunja known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 487 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 Saraunja Of every 100 households in Saraunja in 2011, 9 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saraunja · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **12% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****41%** **32% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****54%** **44% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **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 Saraunja? ■ Saraunja · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **931 Working population ****31.0%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 37.7% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 763 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 855 (30%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 453 (16%) · **■** Marginal 758 (26%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Saraunja Thana Sitanabad23,984 people - Belwara13,581 people - Dhanupra12,993 people - Simri12,704 people - Mahkhar9,270 people - Paharpur8,873 people - Tariawan8,217 people - Mohanpur6,910 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saraunja?852106 - How far is Saraunja from Saharsa?12 km by road - What is the population of Saraunja?9,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraunja in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Saraunja?49.2% (Census 2011)