# Sapa Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Sapa

Sapa is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,224 people in 483 households**, the 57th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,224people (2011)
- 483households
- 50.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Sapa PIN code and other codes

Sapa falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhania
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222199

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

## How far is Sapa from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)15 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 Sapa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Sapa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sapa

Of every 100 households in Sapa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sapa · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sapa?

■ Sapa · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**961

Working population ****38.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (35%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 443 (51%)

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 Jokihat

- Bhuna2,400 people
- Singar Mohani2,359 people
- Satghara2,351 people
- Artia2,241 people
- Mahjaili2,211 people
- Bagmara2,109 people
- Pechaili2,059 people
- Marua2,038 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sapa from Araria?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sapa?2,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapa in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sapa?50.9% (Census 2011)