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- LGD code
- 224611
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population
- 9,322
- Households
- 1,792
- Literacy rate
- 34%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,538
Census 2011 · in context
How Sakrauna Muradpur compares
By population, Sakrauna Muradpur ranks #3 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.0%
−6.3% vs mandal average
Sakrauna Muradpur34.0%
Kadwa mandal40.3%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+10 vs mandal average
Sakrauna Muradpur932
Kadwa mandal922
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
Sakrauna Muradpur5.2
Kadwa mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakrauna Muradpur at a glance
Sakrauna Muradpur is a village of 9,322 people in 1,792 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 3rd-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 34%, 6 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855114, served by Sonali post office; the LGD village code is 224611. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 10,991 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakrauna Muradpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAKRAUNA
- Total area (ha)
- 590
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 375.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sakrauna Muradpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sakrauna Muradpur
- LGD code
- 224611
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,322
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,991
- Households
- 1,792
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 34.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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