# Sakhawa Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Sakhawa

Sakhawa is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 48 households**, the 72nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 292people (2011)
- 48households
- 75.6%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Sakhawa PIN code and other codes

Sakhawa falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAjmatganj
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255460

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

## How far is Sakhawa from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- 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 Sakhawa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Khusdihra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khusdihra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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)4 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 Sakhawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sakhawa

Of every 100 households in Sakhawa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sakhawa · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**30%

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 Sakhawa?

■ Sakhawa · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**929

Working population ****33.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 65.0% for women. 42% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 86 (88%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Paraiya

- Bishunpur362 people
- Sijua360 people
- Majhauliya338 people
- Baburi Chak292 people
- Karma Tikar260 people
- Gularia Chak250 people
- Ganga Khap194 people
- Nad167 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhawa from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhawa?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhawa in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhawa?75.6% (Census 2011)