# Sahsaul Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Sahsaul

Sahsaul is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,707 people in 763 households**, the 27th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 3,707people (2011)
- 763households
- 41.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Sahsaul PIN code and other codes

Sahsaul falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMulkia
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223150

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

## How far is Sahsaul from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)40 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)40 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 Sahsaul?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmakhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sahsaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Sahsaul

Of every 100 households in Sahsaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahsaul · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**61%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Sahsaul?

■ Sahsaul · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**954

Working population ****45.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 29.6% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 344 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 667 (39%) · **■** Other work 35 (2%) · **■** Marginal 654 (38%)

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 Barhara

- Harrahi4,138 people
- Bhanga Tola3,898 people
- Chahbacha3,850 people
- Mulkia3,742 people
- Hanuman Nagar Chakla3,039 people
- Barhari2,905 people
- Gauripur2,422 people
- Latraha2,393 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahsaul from Purnia?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sahsaul?3,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsaul in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsaul?41.3% (Census 2011)