# Sarae Shaikh Alam Village, Jandaha, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/jandaha/sarae-shaikh-alam/ Village · Jandaha, Vaishali # Sarae Shaikh Alam Sarae Shaikh Alam is a village in Jandaha sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 80 households**, the 107th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 338people (2011) - 80households - 77.2%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Sarae Shaikh Alam PIN code and other codes Sarae Shaikh Alam falls in Jandaha sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHazrat Jandaha - Community development blockJandaha - Census village code235464 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarae Shaikh Alam from nearby towns? - Jandaha (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)35 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)35 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 Sarae Shaikh Alam? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sarae Shaikh Alam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jandaha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Arnia - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jandaha - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Sarae Shaikh Alam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Sarae Shaikh Alam Of every 100 households in Sarae Shaikh Alam in 2011, 1 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sarae Shaikh Alam · ■ Jandaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****58%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **76% Tap water ****15%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **94% Use banking services ****95%** **43% Television ****20%** **10% Mobile phone ****93%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sarae Shaikh Alam? ■ Sarae Shaikh Alam · ■ Jandaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105** **902 Working population ****50.9%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (24%) · **■** Marginal 119 (69%) 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 Jandaha - Kathwalia Urf Bhagwatpur458 people - Rampur Bhorhan417 people - Bazidpur Madhaul406 people - Chamrupur404 people - Bazidpur Khurd317 people - Chak Ahsan277 people - Chak Milki Urf Chak San Rukun270 people - Chamrupur255 people [All 124 villages in Jandaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/jandaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarae Shaikh Alam from Hajipur?35 km by road - What is the population of Sarae Shaikh Alam?338 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarae Shaikh Alam in?Vaishali district (Jandaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarae Shaikh Alam?77.2% (Census 2011)