# Taraia Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/taraia/ Village · Taraiya, Saran # Taraia Taraia is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,052 people in 770 households**, the 3rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 5,052people (2011) - 770households - 70.6%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Taraia PIN code and other codes Taraia falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTaraiya - Community development blockTaraiya - Census village code232978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taraia from nearby towns? - Taraiya (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road - Marhaura (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 Taraia? 35 services counted by the Census are inside Taraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Amnour - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Taraia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Taraia Of every 100 households in Taraia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Taraia · ■ Taraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **4% Toilet within the home ****32%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **82% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****51%** **56% Television ****23%** **14% Mobile phone ****75%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **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 Taraia? ■ Taraia · ■ Taraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **926 Working population ****31.4%** **27.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (18%) · **■** Household industry 185 (12%) · **■** Other work 511 (32%) · **■** Marginal 407 (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 Taraiya - Pachbhinda6,551 people - Narayanpur6,253 people - Dewrhi4,607 people - Chainpur4,151 people - Pokhrera3,946 people - Bhagwatpur3,920 people [All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Taraia from Chhapra?38 km by road - What is the population of Taraia?5,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taraia in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Taraia?70.6% (Census 2011)