# Sahasram Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Sahasram

Sahasram is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 75 households**, the 56th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 447people (2011)
- 75households
- 37.3%literacy
- 810females per 1,000 males

## Sahasram PIN code and other codes

Sahasram falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPohe
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258590

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

## How far is Sahasram from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)22 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 Sahasram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sahasram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sikandara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sahasram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Sahasram

Of every 100 households in Sahasram in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sahasram · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****14%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****23%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**31%

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 Sahasram?

■ Sahasram · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**955

Working population ****52.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.8% for men and 36.6% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 223 (95%)

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 Sikandra

- Nauwadih605 people
- Bohrama574 people
- Bhar Ghara554 people
- Basbutti474 people
- Sardawad323 people
- Gordih293 people
- Lahila272 people
- Nima223 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahasram from Jamui?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sahasram?447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahasram in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahasram?37.3% (Census 2011)