# Sahora Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/sahora/ Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui # Sahora Sahora is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,013 people in 391 households**, the 14th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 3,013people (2011) - 391households - 62.7%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Sahora PIN code and other codes Sahora falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahora - Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj - Census village code258529 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahora from nearby towns? - Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Jamui (district HQ)38 km by road - Jamui (nearest town)38 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 Sahora? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sahora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aliganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Sahora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 320 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 Sahora Of every 100 households in Sahora in 2011, 1 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sahora · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****35%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **73% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****43%** **37% Television ****6%** **5% Mobile phone ****58%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **39% Own their home ****94%** **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 Sahora? ■ Sahora · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **955 Working population ****30.1%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 48.5% for women. 39% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (45%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 68 (7%) · **■** Marginal 173 (19%) 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 Islamnagar Aliganj - Pursanda3,301 people - Ram Sagar Hilsa3,282 people - Kolhna3,252 people - Kodwaria3,104 people - Dhanawan2,753 people - Gahlaur2,702 people - Manpur2,541 people - Bhalwana2,530 people [All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahora from Jamui?38 km by road - What is the population of Sahora?3,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahora in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sahora?62.7% (Census 2011)