# Sahar Village, Madanpur, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad 

# Sahar

Sahar is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **911 people in 160 households**, the 68th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 911people (2011)
- 160households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Sahar PIN code and other codes

Sahar falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhatrain
- Community development blockMadanpur
- Census village code254502

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

## How far is Sahar from nearby towns?

- Madanpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)26 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)26 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 Sahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Sahar

Of every 100 households in Sahar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahar · ■ Madanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****42%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****35%**

**45%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahar?

■ Sahar · ■ Madanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**944

Working population ****28.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (23%) · **■** Other work 49 (19%) · **■** Marginal 138 (53%)

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 Madanpur

- Mirganj1,027 people
- Majhar1,009 people
- Banokhar986 people
- Kazichak972 people
- Parrawan892 people
- Gaura Sonbarsa871 people
- Dehuli860 people
- Jaipal Bigaha851 people

[All 124 villages in Madanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/madanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahar from Aurangabad?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sahar?911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahar in?Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahar?72.5% (Census 2011)