# Sahijan Kalan Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/sahijan-kalan/ Village · Katiya, Gopalganj # Sahijan Kalan Sahijan Kalan is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 194 households**, the 31st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,230people (2011) - 194households - 66.9%literacy - 1,177females per 1,000 males ## Sahijan Kalan PIN code and other codes Sahijan Kalan falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGaura - Community development blockKatiya - Census village code229851 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahijan Kalan from nearby towns? - Katiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)46 km by road - Katiya (nearest town)8 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 Sahijan Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sahijan Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fajilnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fajilnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Sahijan Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 74% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Sahijan Kalan Of every 100 households in Sahijan Kalan in 2011, 40 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sahijan Kalan · ■ Katiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **16% Toilet within the home ****6%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****82%** **68% Television ****10%** **14% Mobile phone ****66%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **7% 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 Sahijan Kalan? ■ Sahijan Kalan · ■ Katiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177** **1114 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **979 Working population ****25.0%** **30.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 55.3% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 42 (14%) · **■** Marginal 100 (33%) 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 Katiya - Amwa1,421 people - Samogar1,391 people - Kotwa Khas1,364 people - Dumrauna1,289 people - Misrauli1,227 people - Jaipur1,222 people - Neuri1,166 people - Sidhwania1,160 people [All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahijan Kalan from Gopalganj?46 km by road - What is the population of Sahijan Kalan?1,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahijan Kalan in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sahijan Kalan?66.9% (Census 2011)