Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi
# Deona Buzurg

Deona Buzurg is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 7,676 people in 1,661 households, the 14th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.
- 7,676 people (2011)
- 1,661 households
- 42.4% literacy
- 899 females per 1,000 males

## Deona Buzurg PIN code and other codes

Deona Buzurg falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Deona Buzurg
- Community development block Runisaidpur
- Census village code 219483

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Deona Buzurg from nearby towns?
- Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Deona Buzurg?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Deona Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Manik Chauk
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Deona Buzurg known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Deona Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Deona Buzurg in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deona Buzurg · ■ Runisaidpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 9%
- Toilet within the home 6% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 79%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 94%
- Use banking services 10% 36%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 25% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 53% 34%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Deona Buzurg?

■ Deona Buzurg · ■ Runisaidpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.4% 52.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 885
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 928
- Working population 27.3% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 33.0% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 262 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 926 (44%) · ■ Household industry 127 (6%) · ■ Other work 334 (16%) · ■ Marginal 443 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Runisaidpur
- Walipur Sarhanchia 9,239 people
- Bengahi 9,126 people
- Balua Kharaua 9,104 people
- Mahesha Farrukhpur 7,975 people
- Bahilwara urf Garha 7,484 people
- Siri Khinria 7,149 people
- Gurdah urf Ghausnagar 6,847 people
- Mehsaul 6,381 people

All 102 villages in Runisaidpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Deona Buzurg from Sitamarhi? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Deona Buzurg? 7,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deona Buzurg in? Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deona Buzurg? 42.4% (Census 2011)

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