# Sahgaura Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Sahgaura

Sahgaura is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 366 households**, the 24th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 2,241people (2011)
- 366households
- 44.1%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Sahgaura PIN code and other codes

Sahgaura falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarhari
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223175

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

## How far is Sahgaura from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)55 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)55 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 Sahgaura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather 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 · Madhavnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sahgaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Sahgaura

Of every 100 households in Sahgaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahgaura · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sahgaura?

■ Sahgaura · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**967

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 32.0% for women. 44% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 392 (47%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Singhia Sundar2,426 people
- Babhan Chako2,400 people
- Durgapur2,323 people
- Chandaili Karmchand2,319 people
- Basmanpur urf. Baksand2,092 people
- Bishunpur Tulsi2,020 people
- Sondip1,914 people
- Madhopur1,903 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahgaura from Purnia?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sahgaura?2,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahgaura in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahgaura?44.1% (Census 2011)