# sahalo Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# sahalo

sahalo is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,960 people in 380 households**, the 65th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,960people (2011)
- 380households
- 38.1%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## sahalo PIN code and other codes

sahalo falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhawanipur
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223733

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

## How far is sahalo from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)50 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)50 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 sahalo?

8 services counted by the Census are inside sahalo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 sahalo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 90% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 sahalo

Of every 100 households in sahalo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ sahalo · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**41%

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 sahalo?

■ sahalo · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**946

Working population ****51.4%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.7% for men and 33.4% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 381 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 483 (48%)

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 Amour

- Basantpur1,996 people
- Pipra1,992 people
- Nahrakol1,979 people
- Dumri1,968 people
- Nitandar1,794 people
- Bhagtahir1,756 people
- Pothia1,739 people
- Mohaddipur1,683 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is sahalo from Purnia?50 km by road
- What is the population of sahalo?1,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is sahalo in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of sahalo?38.1% (Census 2011)