# Sahur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/sahur/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Sahur Sahur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,655 people in 402 households**, the 35th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,655people (2011) - 402households - 77.1%literacy - 891females per 1,000 males ## Sahur PIN code and other codes Sahur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmarpur - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243559 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahur from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)8 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)8 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 Sahur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sahur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhisarai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lakhisarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Sahur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Sahur Of every 100 households in Sahur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sahur · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **36% Toilet within the home ****43%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****81%** **65% Television ****9%** **24% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **27% 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 Sahur? ■ Sahur · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **919 Working population ****30.3%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 67.4% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 178 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 205 (25%) · **■** Marginal 293 (36%) 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 Surajgarha - Katehar3,262 people - Makhsuspur2,908 people - Abgil Chak2,787 people - Ghoghi2,676 people - Siwana2,638 people - Dhanari2,569 people - Paharpur2,566 people - Basauni2,415 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahur from Lakhisarai?8 km by road - What is the population of Sahur?2,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sahur?77.1% (Census 2011)