# Sanjhia Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Sanjhia

Sanjhia is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 132 households**, the 160th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 652people (2011)
- 132households
- 43.4%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Sanjhia PIN code and other codes

Sanjhia falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarnpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225074

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

## How far is Sanjhia from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)15 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 Sanjhia?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sanjhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalayadangi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sanjhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Sanjhia

Of every 100 households in Sanjhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sanjhia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****8%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

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 Sanjhia?

■ Sanjhia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**960

Working population ****26.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 34.6% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 124 (73%)

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 Barsoi

- Sitgaon692 people
- Chetana687 people
- Machhail685 people
- Damdolia652 people
- Pichra638 people
- Karimganj619 people
- Lalpur618 people
- Kharua588 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sanjhia from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sanjhia?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanjhia in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sanjhia?43.4% (Census 2011)