# Sahiya Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/sahiya/ Village · Wazirganj, Gaya # Sahiya Sahiya is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,927 people in 440 households**, the 16th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 2,927people (2011) - 440households - 63.7%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Sahiya PIN code and other codes Sahiya falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahiya - Community development blockWazirganj - Census village code256823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahiya from nearby towns? - Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)17 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)17 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 Sahiya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sahiya; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wazirganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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 library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sahiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Sahiya Of every 100 households in Sahiya in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sahiya · ■ Wazirganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **5% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****54%** **40% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sahiya? ■ Sahiya · ■ Wazirganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **961 Working population ****44.8%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 54.1% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 279 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (36%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 175 (13%) · **■** Marginal 368 (28%) 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 Wazirganj - Burhgharea3,429 people - Pater Mangrawan3,061 people - Tilora3,050 people - Ghuriawan3,020 people - Nawada2,917 people - Bichha2,881 people - Dhandhar2,821 people - Basua2,813 people [All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahiya from Gaya?17 km by road - What is the population of Sahiya?2,927 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahiya in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sahiya?63.7% (Census 2011)