Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj
# Saptia

Saptia is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855115. The 2011 Census counted 765 people in 116 households, the 110th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 765 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 855115 PIN code

## Saptia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Saptia is 855115. Saptia falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- PIN code 855115
- Gram panchayat Sundarbari
- Community development block Kochadhamin
- Census village code 222830

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Saptia from nearby towns?
- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Saptia?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Saptia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saptia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 95% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Saptia

Of every 100 households in Saptia in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saptia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 20% 18%
- Toilet within the home 2% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 3% 21%
- Television 3% 4%
- Mobile phone 57% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 30%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saptia?

■ Saptia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 962
- Working population 26.1% 29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 72 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 85 (42%) · ■ Other work 39 (20%) · ■ Marginal 4 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin
- Parwa 802 people
- Harwadanga 795 people
- Durgapur 789 people
- Nagri 777 people
- Kushpara 762 people
- Kajlamari 760 people
- Pipra 716 people
- Mehadipur 703 people

All 150 villages in Kochadhamin

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Saptia? 855115
- How far is Saptia from Kishanganj? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Saptia? 765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saptia in? Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saptia? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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