# Sakatia Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Sakatia

Sakatia is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 27 households**, the 156th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 163people (2011)
- 27households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Sakatia PIN code and other codes

Sakatia falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSijhat-Baliyas
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241006

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

## How far is Sakatia from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)45 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 Sakatia?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sakatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sakatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Sakatia

Of every 100 households in Sakatia in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakatia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**32%

Television ****33%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sakatia?

■ Sakatia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****28.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 57% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 17 (37%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Keamdi Chak225 people
- Mohanpur217 people
- Mirzapur216 people
- Milki Chak208 people
- Ajitkita142 people
- Ekbalpur132 people
- Kishuni Chak130 people
- Behirabadih114 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakatia from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sakatia?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakatia in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakatia?75.2% (Census 2011)