# Sakhua Village, Murliganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/murliganj/sakhua/ Village · Murliganj, Madhepura # Sakhua Sakhua is a village in Murliganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852122**. The 2011 Census counted **1,851 people in 429 households**, the 30th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 1,851people (2011) - 429households - 68.3%literacy - 852122PIN code ## Sakhua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakhua is 852122.** Sakhua falls in Murliganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code852122 - Gram panchayatDinapatti Sakhua - Community development blockMurliganj - Census village code225980 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhua from nearby towns? - Murliganj (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)18 km by road - Murliganj (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 Sakhua? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murliganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Murliganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murliganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Sakhua known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 94% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Sakhua Of every 100 households in Sakhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakhua · ■ Murliganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****18%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **32% Television ****11%** **3% Mobile phone ****40%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sakhua? ■ Sakhua · ■ Murliganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **908 Working population ****26.3%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 180 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (49%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%) 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 Murliganj - Gopalitola2,619 people - Rani Patti2,583 people - Bindraban2,117 people - Khusropatti1,909 people - Tirkona1,373 people - Labtol1,278 people - Rajnigot Milik1,143 people - Bishunpur Korlahi Milik1,060 people [All 39 villages in Murliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/murliganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakhua?852122 - How far is Sakhua from Madhepura?18 km by road - What is the population of Sakhua?1,851 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhua in?Madhepura district (Murliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sakhua?68.3% (Census 2011)