# Sakal Village, Lakshmipur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lakshmipur, Jamui 

# Sakal

Sakal is a village in Lakshmipur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811312**. The 2011 Census counted **2,461 people in 555 households**, the 16th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 2,461people (2011)
- 555households
- 61.6%literacy
- 811312PIN code

## Sakal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakal is 811312.** Sakal falls in Lakshmipur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811312
- Gram panchayatNajari
- Community development blockLakshmipur
- Census village code258798

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

## How far is Sakal from nearby towns?

- Lakshmipur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)30 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 Sakal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Sakal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 31% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Sakal

Of every 100 households in Sakal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakal · ■ Lakshmipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

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 Sakal?

■ Sakal · ■ Lakshmipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**930

Working population ****46.4%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 48.8% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (40%) · **■** Household industry 127 (11%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 496 (43%)

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 Lakshmipur

- Chinmaria3,880 people
- Tengahra3,586 people
- Kala3,303 people
- Mohanpur2,786 people
- Tola Doma Mahra2,015 people
- Sondipi2,004 people
- Pindraun1,919 people
- Naukadih1,789 people

[All 82 villages in Lakshmipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/lakshmipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakal?811312
- How far is Sakal from Jamui?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sakal?2,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakal in?Jamui district (Lakshmipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakal?61.6% (Census 2011)
