# Sajhwar Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/sajhwar/ Village · Benipur, Darbhanga # Sajhwar Sajhwar is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,727 people in 1,127 households**, the 15th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 4,727people (2011) - 1,127households - 67.2%literacy - 847201PIN code ## Sajhwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sajhwar is 847201.** Sajhwar falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847201 - Gram panchayatSajhwar - Community development blockBenipur - Census village code227284 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sajhwar from nearby towns? - Benipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)30 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)8 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 Sajhwar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sajhwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 Sajhwar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Sajhwar Of every 100 households in Sajhwar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sajhwar · ■ Benipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **11% Toilet within the home ****28%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **92% Use banking services ****49%** **40% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****70%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sajhwar? ■ Sajhwar · ■ Benipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **933 Working population ****35.2%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 343 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (24%) · **■** Household industry 68 (4%) · **■** Other work 196 (12%) · **■** Marginal 657 (40%) 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 Benipur - Barhampatti5,546 people - Baigani5,499 people - Rarhiam5,199 people - Madhopur4,766 people - Deoram4,456 people - Ganesh Banauli4,318 people - Batho4,079 people - Moazampur3,800 people [All 44 villages in Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sajhwar?847201 - How far is Sajhwar from Darbhanga?30 km by road - What is the population of Sajhwar?4,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sajhwar in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sajhwar?67.2% (Census 2011)