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- LGD code
- 246228
- Pincode
- 801304
- Post office
- Karaipersurai
- Population
- 4,071
- Households
- 679
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,658
Census 2011 · in context
How Erai compares
By population, Erai ranks #4 of 34 villages in Daniawan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.4%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Erai
- 49.4%
- Daniawan mandal
- 47.9%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
+11 vs mandal average
- Erai
- 916
- Daniawan mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
6.0
Same as the mandal average
- Erai
- 6.0
- Daniawan mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Erai at a glance
Erai is a village of 4,071 people in 679 households (Census 2011) in Daniawan block, Patna district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 34 villages in Daniawan block. Literacy is 49%, 2 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801304, served by Karaipersurai post office; the LGD village code is 246228. The village votes in Tarapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samrat Choudhary. The population is estimated at 4,800 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Singariyawan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erai · this village | 4,071 | 49% | — |
| Rampur Singriawan · Daniawan | 3,638 | 53% | — |
| Singriawan · Daniawan | 3,545 | 60% | — |
| Zohra Chak · Daniawan | 0 | — | — |
| Warispur · Daniawan | 0 | — | — |
| Warispur · Daniawan | 0 | — | — |
| Kabbo Chak · Daniawan | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Erai
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- FATWAH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- sigariyawan
- Total area (ha)
- 325
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 243.72
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Erai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Erai
- LGD code
- 246228
- Pincode
- 801304
- Post office
- Karaipersurai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,071
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,800
- Households
- 679
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamui
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarapur
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samrat Choudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Daniawan
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801304
- SalarpurDaniawan mandal4,257 pop
- DaniawanDaniawan mandal4,056 pop
- KharbhaiyaDaniawan mandal3,713 pop
- Rampur SingriawanDaniawan mandal3,638 pop
- SingriawanDaniawan mandal3,545 pop
- TarauraDaniawan mandal3,507 pop
- ShahjahanpurDaniawan mandal3,417 pop
- Pir BarhaunaDaniawan mandal3,087 pop
- TopDaniawan mandal2,403 pop
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Other villages named Erai
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Erai
Other villages in Daniawan mandal
View all 33 →- Bankipur Machhariawan
- Maksudpur
- Salarpur
- Daniawan
- Kharbhaiya
- Rampur Singriawan
- Singriawan
- Taraura
- Shahjahanpur
- Kanchanpur
- Pir Barhauna
- Nimi
- Top
- Dost Muhammadpur
- Masudpur
- Sikandarpur
- Barki Kewai
- Danara
- Sarthua
- Faridpur
- Madari Chak
- Hasanpur
- Aiman Bigha
- Ghoranpura
- Munrera
- Masnapur
- Nabi Chak
- Chhotki Kewai
- Kashmiriya
- Kabbo Chak
- Warispur
- Warispur
- Zohra Chak
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)