# Saharna Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Saharna

Saharna is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 289 households**, the 26th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,489people (2011)
- 289households
- 85.3%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Saharna PIN code and other codes

Saharna falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhurna
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241155

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

## How far is Saharna from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)5 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 Saharna?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Saharna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kheasr
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Saharna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Saharna

Of every 100 households in Saharna in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saharna · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**87%

Use banking services ****39%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Saharna?

■ Saharna · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**935

Working population ****23.7%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 80.5% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 265 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (15%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Barahat

- Charsia1,880 people
- Kakaria1,597 people
- Begpur1,559 people
- Chandidih1,519 people
- Dubraj Pur1,402 people
- Parghari1,377 people
- Saruka1,248 people
- Kolhatha1,238 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saharna from Banka?5 km by road
- What is the population of Saharna?1,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saharna in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saharna?85.3% (Census 2011)