# Sakra Village, Hisua, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hisua, Nawada 

# Sakra

Sakra is a village in Hisua sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,726 people in 466 households**, the 15th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 2,726people (2011)
- 466households
- 67.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Sakra PIN code and other codes

Sakra falls in Hisua sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockHisua
- Census village code258104

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

## How far is Sakra from nearby towns?

- Hisua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)25 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)12 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 Sakra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hisua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sakra known for?

About 79% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sakra

Of every 100 households in Sakra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakra · ■ Hisua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**42%

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 Sakra?

■ Sakra · ■ Hisua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**928

Working population ****25.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.0% for women. 38% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (17%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 345 (49%)

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 Hisua

- Sonsa3,126 people
- Bajra3,113 people
- Manawan2,936 people
- Sirampur2,758 people
- Dihuri2,720 people
- Eknar2,615 people
- Bhadseni2,477 people
- Sinhin2,475 people

[All 51 villages in Hisua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/hisua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakra from Nawada?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sakra?2,726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakra in?Nawada district (Hisua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakra?67.9% (Census 2011)