# Sahwara Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Sahwara

Sahwara is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 129 households**, the 92nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 942people (2011)
- 129households
- 76.4%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Sahwara PIN code and other codes

Sahwara falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanda
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254726

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

## How far is Sahwara from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)15 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 Sahwara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sahwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kespa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Sahwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Sahwara

Of every 100 households in Sahwara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahwara · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**54%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**25%

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 Sahwara?

■ Sahwara · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**952

Working population ****52.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 69.3% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 322 (66%)

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 Tikari

- Agar985 people
- Mohammadpur969 people
- Jolah Bigha958 people
- Kutlupur951 people
- Amarpur935 people
- Akhanpur930 people
- Akhtiarpur930 people
- Sadipur925 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahwara from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sahwara?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahwara in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahwara?76.4% (Census 2011)