# Sahijan Village, Adhaura, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Adhaura, Kaimur 

# Sahijan

Sahijan is a village in Adhaura sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 12 households**, the 97th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 71people (2011)
- 12households
- 39.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Sahijan PIN code and other codes

Sahijan falls in Adhaura sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAthan
- Community development blockAdhaura
- Census village code250586

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

## How far is Sahijan from nearby towns?

- Adhaura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)74 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)74 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?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sahijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dugdha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Adhaura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabhua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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

Of every 100 households in Sahijan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahijan · ■ Adhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****100%**

**49%

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?

■ Sahijan · ■ Adhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**958

Working population ****39.4%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.8% for men and 33.3% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 1 (4%) · **■** Marginal 25 (89%)

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 Adhaura

- Barikarak135 people
- Parari127 people
- Kharki Khurd118 people
- Kurmura110 people
- Bahabar67 people
- Pokhra67 people
- Kothilabar66 people
- Turidag65 people

[All 131 villages in Adhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/adhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahijan from Bhabua?74 km by road
- What is the population of Sahijan?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahijan in?Kaimur district (Adhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahijan?39.6% (Census 2011)