# Sakhwa Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Sakhwa

Sakhwa is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845425**. The 2011 Census counted **1,095 people in 202 households**, the 35th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,095people (2011)
- 202households
- 47.7%literacy
- 845425PIN code

## Sakhwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakhwa is 845425.** Sakhwa falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845425
- Gram panchayatNagdaha
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218150

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

## How far is Sakhwa from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)15 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 Sakhwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sakhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Sakhwa

Of every 100 households in Sakhwa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakhwa · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**60%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**55%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****51%**

**10%

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 Sakhwa?

■ Sakhwa · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**936

Working population ****55.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 37.7% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (53%) · **■** Other work 64 (11%) · **■** Marginal 195 (32%)

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 Areraj

- Bhelanari1,483 people
- Siswa1,448 people
- Chandi Asthan1,337 people
- Kohbawra1,214 people
- Tikuliya1,027 people
- Bathna1,007 people
- Horil Chhapra777 people
- Parsa745 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhwa?845425
- How far is Sakhwa from Motihari?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhwa?1,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhwa in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhwa?47.7% (Census 2011)