Sankar Saraiya, Turkaulia, Purbi Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 27, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sankar Saraiya


The village Sankar Saraiya is located in Turkaulia C.D.Block of Purbi Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Sankar Saraiya Dakshini, Turkauliya Paschimi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Turkaulia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Motihari, which is about 15 kilometers away from Sankar Saraiya.

Travel and Communication for Sankar Saraiya


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sankar Saraiya,
Purbi Champaran,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sankar Saraiya


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A brief summary of available data for Sankar Saraiya is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sankar Saraiya


As per available data from the year 2009, 16574 persons live in 3154 house holds in the village Sankar Saraiya. There are 7898 female individuals and 8676 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.65% and males constitute 52.35% of the total population.

There are 2428 scheduled castes persons of which 1124 are females and 1304 are males. Females constitute 46.29% and males constitute 53.71% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.65% of the total population.

Population density of Sankar Saraiya is 1923.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sankar Saraiya


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Total area of Sankar Saraiya is 861.6 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 656.4 ha. About 180.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 476 ha is irrigated area. About 250 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 216 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 9 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 155.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 50 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

Schools in Sankar Saraiya


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sankar Saraiya.

There are 7 government primary schools in the village Sankar Saraiya.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Turkaulia, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Turkaulia, which is 5-10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

Colleges in Sankar Saraiya


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

Other Educational Facilities in Sankar Saraiya


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

Healthcare Facilities in Sankar Saraiya


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sankar Saraiya.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sankar Saraiya.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sankar Saraiya.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sankar Saraiya.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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