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

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Sahiaganj

Sahiaganj is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,014 people in 2,061 households**, the 2nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 12,014people (2011)
- 2,061households
- 45.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Sahiaganj PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSahiaganj
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223240

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

## How far is Sahiaganj from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)51 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)51 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 Sahiaganj?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sahiaganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Madhavnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Sahiaganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 834 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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 Sahiaganj

Of every 100 households in Sahiaganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahiaganj · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****9%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sahiaganj?

■ Sahiaganj · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**967

Working population ****32.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 37.3% for women. 43% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 601 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,504 (64%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (2%) · **■** Marginal 714 (18%)

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

- Bhawanipur Rajdham28,649 people
- Dumra8,604 people
- Jabe6,363 people
- Siripur Milik6,238 people
- Akbarpur5,894 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahiaganj from Purnia?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sahiaganj?12,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahiaganj in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahiaganj?45.7% (Census 2011)