# Sakhuana Village, Sahar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Sakhuana

Sakhuana is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802208**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 145 households**, the 39th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 888people (2011)
- 145households
- 77.0%literacy
- 802208PIN code

## Sakhuana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakhuana is 802208.** Sakhuana falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802208
- Gram panchayatKharawchaturbhuj
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247760

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

## How far is Sakhuana from nearby towns?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)45 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)12 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 Sakhuana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Sakhuana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Sakhuana

Of every 100 households in Sakhuana in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakhuana · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**60%

Television ****26%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**25%

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 Sakhuana?

■ Sakhuana · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**971

Working population ****49.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (13%) · **■** Household industry 93 (21%) · **■** Other work 57 (13%) · **■** Marginal 106 (24%)

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 Sahar

- Ojhaulia1,030 people
- Dharampur1,013 people
- Patarpura1,000 people
- Bagaunti916 people
- Lodipur784 people
- Koriar783 people
- Hatimganj717 people
- Harpur714 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhuana?802208
- How far is Sakhuana from Arrah?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhuana?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhuana in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhuana?77.0% (Census 2011)