# Saranu Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/saranu/ Village · Rajauri, Rajouri # Saranu Saranu is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185132**. The 2011 Census counted **3,927 people in 872 households**, the 6th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 3,927people (2011) - 872households - 68.6%literacy - 185132PIN code ## Saranu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saranu is 185132.** Saranu falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185132 - Gram panchayatSaranu Bridge/Saranu Dalogra - Community development blockRajouri - Census village code001403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saranu from nearby towns? - Rajouri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)10 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town)10 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 Saranu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Saranu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhajri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajouri - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Saranu known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 23% of the 1,339 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Saranu Of every 100 households in Saranu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Saranu · ■ Rajauri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****12%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **89% Tap water ****30%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **80% Use banking services ****85%** **69% Television ****40%** **24% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **28% 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 Saranu? ■ Saranu · ■ Rajauri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **860 Working population ****45.1%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 59.3% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 450 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 454 (26%) · **■** Marginal 839 (47%) 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 Rajauri - Fateh Pur5,814 people - Panj Grian5,552 people - Bahdaun4,593 people - Nagrota4,269 people - Kakora3,849 people - Dhangri3,553 people - Kalal Khas3,355 people - Galhotti3,220 people [All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saranu?185132 - How far is Saranu from Rajouri?10 km by road - What is the population of Saranu?3,927 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saranu in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Saranu?68.6% (Census 2011)