# Sahan Village, Kamalpur, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamalpur, Kamrup 

# Sahan

Sahan is a village in Kamalpur sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 269 households**, the 58th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 269households
- 88.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Sahan PIN code and other codes

Sahan falls in Kamalpur sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSingerpara
- Community development blockBihdia Jajikona
- Census village code302543

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sahan from nearby towns?

- Kamalpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sahan?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bezera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sahan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 61% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sahan

Of every 100 households in Sahan in 2011, 46 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sahan · ■ Kamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****52%**

**66%

Television ****27%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sahan?

■ Sahan · ■ Kamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****674**

**938

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 82.3% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 156 (33%) · **■** Marginal 203 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kamalpur

- Maniari1,486 people
- Palara1,433 people
- Kalakuchi1,423 people
- Bardekpar1,400 people
- Titkuchi1,322 people
- Malara1,295 people
- Ghopla1,285 people
- Bama Gaon1,265 people

[All 116 villages in Kamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/kamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahan from Amingaon?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sahan?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahan in?Kamrup district (Kamalpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sahan?88.2% (Census 2011)