Saraunchia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Saraunchia is a village in Kasba mandal, Purnia district, Bihar with a population of 1,416 and 300 households. The literacy rate is 46%, and it is located at coordinates 25.900°N, 87.525°E.
By population, Saraunchia ranks #39 of 61 villages in Kasba mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Saraunchia is a village of 1,416 people in 300 households (Census 2011) in Kasba block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 39th-largest of 61 villages in Kasba block. Literacy is 46%, 10 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 903 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Purnia district centre, 1 km from Semaria, the nearest town, 1 km from Garh Banaili railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854325, served by Garhbanaili post office; the LGD village code is 223554. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Kasba, 4 km away. The sarpanch is LAKSHMAN KUMAR SINGH, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,669 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saraunchia · this village | 1,416 | 46% | — |
| Saraunchia · Kasba | 3,247 | 41% | 0 km N |
| Saraunchia · Kasba | — | — | 0 km N |
| Saraunchia · Kasba | 1,510 | 36% | 0 km N |
| Sarra · Kasba | — | — | 0.6 km S |
| Sarra · Kasba | 790 | 46% | 0.6 km S |
| Raota · Puraini | 2,653 | 49% | 0.6 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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