# Saharia Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Saharia

Saharia is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 146 households**, the 85th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 718people (2011)
- 146households
- 52.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Saharia PIN code and other codes

Saharia falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNandania
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223917

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

## How far is Saharia from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (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 Saharia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kankai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Saharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Saharia

Of every 100 households in Saharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saharia · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**20%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

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 Saharia?

■ Saharia · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**950

Working population ****33.8%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 36.8% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (37%)

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 Baisa

- Kilpara Kalan874 people
- Mirpur866 people
- Baliharpur847 people
- Bhadaran747 people
- Berahan675 people
- Khushalpur621 people
- Jinhaur597 people
- Pipaltora595 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saharia from Purnia?16 km by road
- What is the population of Saharia?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saharia in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saharia?52.2% (Census 2011)