# Sakhara Village, Dehri, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/sakhara/ Village · Dehri, Rohtas # Sakhara Sakhara is a village in Dehri sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,820 people in 960 households**, the 5th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 5,820people (2011) - 960households - 75.6%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Sakhara PIN code and other codes Sakhara falls in Dehri sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMathuri - Community development blockDehri - Census village code252567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhara from nearby towns? - Dehri (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)16 km by road - Dehri (nearest town)2 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 Sakhara? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manaura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter 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 Sakhara known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 99% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Sakhara Of every 100 households in Sakhara in 2011, 15 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sakhara · ■ Dehri rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **20% Toilet within the home ****36%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **91% Use banking services ****82%** **62% Television ****36%** **23% Mobile phone ****75%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Sakhara? ■ Sakhara · ■ Dehri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **946 Working population ****27.9%** **30.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 355 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (10%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 510 (31%) · **■** Marginal 571 (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 Dehri - Darihat11,953 people - Bhaluari6,821 people - Pahleza6,464 people - Jamuhar6,228 people - Gangauli5,279 people - Barawan4,521 people - Nawadih4,000 people - Mathuri3,581 people [All 58 villages in Dehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhara from Sasaram?16 km by road - What is the population of Sakhara?5,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhara in?Rohtas district (Dehri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sakhara?75.6% (Census 2011)