# Sahawa Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Sahawa

Sahawa is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 33 households**, the 132nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 181people (2011)
- 33households
- 27.5%literacy
- 1,321females per 1,000 males

## Sahawa PIN code and other codes

Sahawa falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabhani
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224183

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

## How far is Sahawa from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Sahawa?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhakhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 Sahawa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 83% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sahawa

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

■ Sahawa · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

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 Sahawa?

■ Sahawa · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.5%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1321**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1529**

**975

Working population ****60.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.3% for men and 32.5% for women. 72% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 39 (35%)

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 Dagarua

- Haripur221 people
- Bhakhri shahijana218 people
- Pokharia200 people
- Lauria187 people
- Rampur145 people
- Bhakhri140 people
- Jhauwa134 people
- Shekhpura59 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahawa from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sahawa?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahawa in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahawa?27.5% (Census 2011)