# Sekhwara Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Sekhwara

Sekhwara is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,116 people in 477 households**, the 11th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 3,116people (2011)
- 477households
- 56.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Sekhwara PIN code and other codes

Sekhwara falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSekhwara
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256567

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

## How far is Sekhwara from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)11 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 Sekhwara?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Sekhwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 school10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sekhwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Sekhwara

Of every 100 households in Sekhwara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sekhwara · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sekhwara?

■ Sekhwara · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**958

Working population ****31.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 47.9% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 197 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (16%) · **■** Marginal 360 (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 Bodh Gaya

- Bakraur3,798 people
- Intara3,386 people
- Sahdew khap3,181 people
- Basari3,128 people
- Khap3,033 people
- Mora Mardana3,029 people
- Nawan2,991 people
- Jhikatiya2,892 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sekhwara from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sekhwara?3,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhwara in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhwara?56.1% (Census 2011)