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

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Sahnu

Sahnu is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 78 households**, the 125th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 513people (2011)
- 78households
- 50.2%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Sahnu PIN code and other codes

Sahnu falls in Mohanpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagula
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257099

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?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bodhgaya (nearest town)14 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sahnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mohanpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · 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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 92% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahnu · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sahnu?

■ Sahnu · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**974

Working population ****23.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 44.5% for women. 40% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (50%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (19%) · **■** Marginal 11 (9%)

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 Mohanpur

- Ramdasa546 people
- Banahi529 people
- Bara Khar525 people
- Sugawan520 people
- Bhagwanpur503 people
- Naghara497 people
- Karjara494 people
- Kendua490 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahnu from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sahnu?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahnu in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahnu?50.2% (Census 2011)