# Sahara Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia 

# Sahara

Sahara is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,729 people in 322 households**, the 38th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 1,729people (2011)
- 322households
- 69.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Sahara PIN code and other codes

Sahara falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSahara
- Community development blockKrityanand Nagar
- Census village code223422

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

## How far is Sahara from nearby towns?

- Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)26 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)26 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 Sahara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Harda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sahara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Sahara

Of every 100 households in Sahara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahara · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**28%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**33%

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 Sahara?

■ Sahara · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**51.8%

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

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**955

Working population ****42.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 63.7% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (48%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 177 (24%)

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 Krityanand Nagar

- Bakhri Kol2,124 people
- Pothia1,792 people
- Moglaha1,742 people
- Roska koskagarh1,731 people
- Alinagar1,578 people
- Mirzapur909 people
- Ramnaloha Singh825 people
- Akbarabad798 people

[All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahara from Purnia?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sahara?1,729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahara in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahara?69.7% (Census 2011)