# Sakhua Village, Laukahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Laukahi, Madhubani 

# Sakhua

Sakhua is a village in Laukahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,553 people in 482 households**, the 28th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 2,553people (2011)
- 482households
- 61.7%literacy
- 847108PIN code

## Sakhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakhua is 847108.** Sakhua falls in Laukahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847108
- Gram panchayatSakhua
- Community development blockLaukahi
- Census village code220076

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?

- Laukahi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)78 km by road
- Nirmali (nearest town)18 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narahia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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**. About 73% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakhua · ■ Laukahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Laukahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**949

Working population ****39.6%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 45.1% for women. 44% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 581 (57%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 341 (34%)

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 Laukahi

- Lachhmipur2,955 people
- Kusmahi2,910 people
- Mahthour Got2,709 people
- Belahi Bhawanipur2,568 people
- Kuriban2,385 people
- Matahi2,287 people
- Jarauli2,211 people
- Narahi2,140 people

[All 66 villages in Laukahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhua?847108
- How far is Sakhua from Madhubani?78 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhua?2,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhua in?Madhubani district (Laukahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhua?61.7% (Census 2011)