# Sahja Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/sahja/ Village · Pranpur, Katihar # Sahja Sahja is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,137 people in 957 households**, the 4th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 5,137people (2011) - 957households - 42.8%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Sahja PIN code and other codes Sahja falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahja - Community development blockPranpur - Census village code225422 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahja from nearby towns? - Pranpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)16 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 Sahja? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sahja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar - ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Sahja known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Sahja Of every 100 households in Sahja in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sahja · ■ Pranpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****25%** **25% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****32%** **34% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **40% 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 Sahja? ■ Sahja · ■ Pranpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **959 Working population ****46.3%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.3% for men and 34.7% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 695 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,290 (54%) 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 Pranpur - Lalganj Teghra English19,006 people - Kasht Habar6,715 people - Kehunia6,197 people - Sirauda5,126 people - Kebala5,038 people - Pranpur4,493 people - Dharhan3,909 people [All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahja from Katihar?16 km by road - What is the population of Sahja?5,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahja in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sahja?42.8% (Census 2011)