# Sahsaram Village, Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Sahsaram

Sahsaram is a village in Bagaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,334 people in 405 households**, the 47th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 2,334people (2011)
- 405households
- 54.8%literacy
- 845101PIN code

## Sahsaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahsaram is 845101.** Sahsaram falls in Bagaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845101
- Gram panchayatBhairoganj
- Community development blockBagaha
- Census village code216856

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

## How far is Sahsaram from nearby towns?

- Bagaha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)16 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 Sahsaram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sahsaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sahsaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 87% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Sahsaram

Of every 100 households in Sahsaram in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahsaram · ■ Bagaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**39%

Television ****33%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahsaram?

■ Sahsaram · ■ Bagaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**946

Working population ****53.2%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 37.9% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 392 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (45%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (9%) · **■** Marginal 154 (12%)

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 Bagaha

- Purbari Lagunaha2,429 people
- Matahia2,383 people
- Jura2,380 people
- Inglishia2,345 people
- Sirsia2,245 people
- Bhaisahi Garhwa2,234 people
- Kumhia2,139 people
- Bhataura2,045 people

[All 136 villages in Bagaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahsaram?845101
- How far is Sahsaram from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sahsaram?2,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsaram in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bagaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsaram?54.8% (Census 2011)