# Sakuchi Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Sakuchi

Sakuchi is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 184 households**, the 23rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 184households
- 57.3%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Sakuchi PIN code and other codes

Sakuchi falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGajipur
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245123

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

## How far is Sakuchi from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)26 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)26 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 Sakuchi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sakuchi; 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 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Sakuchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sakuchi

Of every 100 households in Sakuchi in 2011, 5 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakuchi · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****37%**

**47%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sakuchi?

■ Sakuchi · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**927

Working population ****36.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 42.4% for women. 42% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 165 (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 Giriak

- Ghora Katora1,802 people
- Markata1,742 people
- Tarokhar1,563 people
- Saindih1,478 people
- Mohammadpur1,275 people
- Manpur1,271 people
- Daktar English1,093 people
- Jalalpur1,070 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakuchi from Biharsharif?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sakuchi?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakuchi in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakuchi?57.3% (Census 2011)