# Sahagi Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Sahagi

Sahagi is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 241 households**, the 70th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,268people (2011)
- 241households
- 55.2%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Sahagi PIN code and other codes

Sahagi falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBurhnai
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222602

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

## How far is Sahagi from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)20 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 Sahagi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sahagi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sahagi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Sahagi

Of every 100 households in Sahagi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahagi · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

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 Sahagi?

■ Sahagi · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****695**

**958

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 48.6% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (50%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (25%)

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 Pothia

- Panbara1,328 people
- Sita Jhari1,291 people
- Ratanpur1,278 people
- Indarpur Khurd1,274 people
- Taiabpur1,263 people
- Banasi1,256 people
- panighatta1,228 people
- Theikalbari1,227 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahagi from Kishanganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sahagi?1,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahagi in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahagi?55.2% (Census 2011)