# Sahiyar Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Sahiyar

Sahiyar is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,978 people in 812 households**, the 12th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 4,978people (2011)
- 812households
- 62.7%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Sahiyar PIN code and other codes

Sahiyar falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSahiyar
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247844

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

## How far is Sahiyar from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)2 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 Sahiyar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sahiyar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Neyazipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sahiyar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Sahiyar

Of every 100 households in Sahiyar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahiyar · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**62%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahiyar?

■ Sahiyar · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**921

Working population ****24.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 51.5% for women. 39% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (30%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 214 (18%) · **■** Marginal 462 (38%)

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 Simri

- Nagpura5,824 people
- Keshopur5,303 people
- Kharhatanr5,303 people
- Rajapur5,196 people
- Kazipur4,678 people
- Balihar4,494 people
- Dullahpur4,345 people
- Paigambarpur4,001 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahiyar from Buxar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sahiyar?4,978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahiyar in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahiyar?62.7% (Census 2011)