# Sahajana Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Sahajana

Sahajana is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,151 people in 653 households**, the 26th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,151people (2011)
- 653households
- 45.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Sahajana PIN code and other codes

Sahajana falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMallikpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225129

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

## How far is Sahajana from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Sahajana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sahajana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sahajana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Sahajana

Of every 100 households in Sahajana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahajana · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahajana?

■ Sahajana · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**964

Working population ****38.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 39.0% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (55%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (5%) · **■** Marginal 360 (29%)

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 Azamnagar

- Malikpur3,286 people
- Kharsota3,262 people
- Maheshpur3,192 people
- Dahania3,164 people
- Rohia3,045 people
- Garhbainan3,042 people
- Panighatta3,021 people
- Jakar2,982 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahajana from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sahajana?3,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahajana in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahajana?45.0% (Census 2011)