# Sakma Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Sakma

Sakma is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,904 people in 653 households**, the 22nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 2,904people (2011)
- 653households
- 48.8%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Sakma PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTeghra
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224225

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

## How far is Sakma from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)36 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)36 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 Sakma?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sakma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Teghara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Sakma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Sakma

Of every 100 households in Sakma in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sakma · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**21%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Sakma?

■ Sakma · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**975

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 38.5% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 54 (7%)

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

- Katari3,257 people
- Dansar3,117 people
- Makaili3,055 people
- Tauli3,020 people
- Gehunia2,897 people
- Maranga2,757 people
- Kachna2,748 people
- Mahesh khunt2,697 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakma from Purnia?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sakma?2,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakma in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakma?48.8% (Census 2011)