# Saura Village, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bajpatti, Sitamarhi 

# Saura

Saura is a village in Bajpatti sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,178 people in 466 households**, the 37th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 2,178people (2011)
- 466households
- 72.7%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Saura PIN code and other codes

Saura falls in Bajpatti sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockBajpatti
- Census village code219682

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

## How far is Saura from nearby towns?

- Bajpatti (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)16 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)16 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 Saura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Saura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Saura

Of every 100 households in Saura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saura · ■ Bajpatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****15%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Saura?

■ Saura · ■ Bajpatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**921

Working population ****34.7%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 65.8% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 191 (25%) · **■** Marginal 345 (46%)

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 Bajpatti

- Sewaipatti2,472 people
- Bangraha urf Mahindpur2,436 people
- Dhankaul Buzurg2,387 people
- Boha Basdeopur2,184 people
- Pharuha Bhawani1,930 people
- Narha Kalyan1,718 people
- Yusufpur1,652 people
- Bhagwanpur Chaube1,612 people

[All 58 villages in Bajpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bajpatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saura from Sitamarhi?16 km by road
- What is the population of Saura?2,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saura in?Sitamarhi district (Bajpatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saura?72.7% (Census 2011)