# Sahnu Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Sahnu

Sahnu is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824237**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 69 households**, the 113th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 513people (2011)
- 69households
- 63.9%literacy
- 824237PIN code

## Sahnu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahnu is 824237.** Sahnu falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824237
- Gram panchayatSahnu
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256542

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

## How far is Sahnu from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)20 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 Sahnu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sahnu; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sahnu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Sahnu

Of every 100 households in Sahnu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahnu · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

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 Sahnu?

■ Sahnu · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**958

Working population ****31.4%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 50.5% for women. 44% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Parsa Kalan598 people
- Parsawan593 people
- Kurum Dih572 people
- Dhanawan523 people
- Bagha Khap503 people
- Saidpur474 people
- Sahade Khap447 people
- Jodhpur430 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahnu?824237
- How far is Sahnu from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sahnu?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahnu in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahnu?63.9% (Census 2011)