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Saraun

सरौन
Asarganj mandal
Pincode 813201
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Saraun is a village in Asarganj mandal, Munger district, Bihar with 848 residents across 175 households and a literacy rate of 55.8%. The village is situated at 25.243°N, 87.047°E.

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mina devi
Contact: 80****8201
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LGD code
243108
Pincode
813201
Post office
Asarganj
Population
848
Households
175
Literacy rate
55.8%
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000♂
Workers
342
Distance to district centre
94 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Patna
196 km
Distance to Kolkata
326 km
Nearest railway station
Sabaur · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aashray Nursing Home, Bhagalpur · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Saraun compares

By population, Saraun ranks #30 of 68 villages in Asarganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.8%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Saraun
55.8%
Asarganj mandal
53.8%
Munger district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
872
+1 vs mandal average
Saraun
872
Asarganj mandal
871
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Saraun
4.8
Asarganj mandal
5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Saraun at a glance

Saraun is a village of 848 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Asarganj block, Munger district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 68 villages in Asarganj block. Literacy is 56%, 2 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 872 women per 1,000 men. It lies 94 km from the Munger district centre, 11 km from Shankarpur Khawas, the nearest town, under 1 km from Sabaur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 813201, served by Asarganj post office; the LGD village code is 243108. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aashray Nursing Home, Bhagalpur, 3 km away. The sarpanch is mina devi, and the village votes in Kahalgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shubhanand Mukesh. The population is estimated at 1,000 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Makwa

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Saraun · this village84856%
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Saraun

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MUNGER
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Makwa
Total area (ha)
107
Irrigated area (ha)
59.5
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Saraun

LGD code
243108
Pincode
813201
Post office
Asarganj
Population (Census 2011)
848
Population (projected 2026)
1,000
Households
175
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
872
Literacy rate
55.8%
Coordinates
25.24297°N, 87.04704°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bhagalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kahalgaon
Member of Parliament
Ajay Kumar Mandal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Shubhanand Mukesh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
mina devi
Block / Mandal
Asarganj
Nearest PHC
Aashray Nursing Home, Bhagalpur (3.4 km)
Nearest railway station
Sabaur (0.5 km)
Getting there

How to reach Saraun

Mandal centre
Asarganj · ≈ 4.2 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Munger · ≈ 94 km
≈ 3 h 14 min by car · 3 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 38,852 people
Shankarpur Khawas · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna196 kmcapital
  • Kolkata326 km
  • Delhi1044 km
  • Hyderabad1244 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSabaur<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCAashray Nursing Home, Bhagalpur3 km
  • ATM / bankSBI City Branch, Bhagalpur7 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur1 km
  • Police stationBabarganj Police Station7 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Sabaurunder 1 km
Health centre
Aashray Nursing Home, Bhagalpur3.4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Saraun

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Saraun

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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