# Saraia Village, Manjhi, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manjhi, Saran 

# Saraia

Saraia is a village in Manjhi sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,584 people in 381 households**, the 34th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,584people (2011)
- 381households
- 61.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Saraia PIN code and other codes

Saraia falls in Manjhi sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumari
- Community development blockManjhi
- Census village code233423

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

## How far is Saraia from nearby towns?

- Manjhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)23 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)25 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 Saraia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Saraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manjhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daudpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Saraia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Saraia

Of every 100 households in Saraia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saraia · ■ Manjhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**71%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**99%

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 Saraia?

■ Saraia · ■ Manjhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**925

Working population ****25.7%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 46.7% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (40%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 90 (14%) · **■** Marginal 190 (29%)

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 Manjhi

- Dharampura2,764 people
- Pharusahi2,657 people
- Katokhar2,618 people
- Laguni2,603 people
- Nandpur2,537 people
- Bhabhauli2,514 people
- Phulwaria2,468 people
- Gurdaha Khurd2,448 people

[All 133 villages in Manjhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraia from Chhapra?23 km by road
- What is the population of Saraia?2,584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraia in?Saran district (Manjhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saraia?61.5% (Census 2011)