Sauraha Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Sauraha is a village situated in Krityanand Nagar block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 591 families residing in the village Sauraha. The total population of Sauraha is 2,852 out of which 1,531 are males and 1,321 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sauraha is 863.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sauraha village is 497 which is 17% of the total population. There are 279 male children and 218 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sauraha is 781 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (863) of Sauraha village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sauraha is 53.3%. Thus Sauraha village has a higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 63.02% and the female literacy rate is 42.25% in Sauraha village.

Population
2,852
Families
591
Literacy
53.29%
Sex Ratio
863

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sauraha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sauraha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sauraha village.

Total Male Female
Children 497 279 218
Literacy 53.29% 63.02% 42.25%
Scheduled Caste 661 355 306
Scheduled Tribe 30 15 15
Illiterate 1,597 742 855

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Sauraha village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sauraha village out of total population, 975 were engaged in work activities. 52.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 975 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 316 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 514 452 62
Cultivators 155 149 6
Agriculture Labourer 316 274 42
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 38 26 12
Marginal Workers 461 303 158
Non Working 1,877 776 1,101

Map of Sauraha, Purnia, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sauraha, Krityanand Nagar

Below are the list of villages near Sauraha village in Krityanand Nagar.

Village Population
Gokhulpur 7,779
Dhanhara Hat 742
Mahammadpur 3,819
Pothia 1,792
Roska koskagarh 1,731
Pothia Milik 140
Alinagar 1,578
Ashraf Nagar 323
Jagni Milik 449
Rampur 4,030

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