# Sakhua Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Sakhua

Sakhua is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 47 households**, the 156th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 320people (2011)
- 47households
- 80.3%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Sakhua PIN code and other codes

Sakhua falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamrodh
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250911

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

## How far is Sakhua from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)45 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 Sakhua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jagdishpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gigna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sakhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Sakhua

Of every 100 households in Sakhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Sakhua · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**80%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**53%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

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 Sakhua?

■ Sakhua · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**940

Working population ****16.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 72.0% for women. 33% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 50 (94%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%)

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 Dinara

- Madhopur337 people
- Bishunpur332 people
- Panrria330 people
- Dehri327 people
- Bishunpura316 people
- Mirzapur Khairi309 people
- Madhukarpur298 people
- Tora290 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhua from Sasaram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhua?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhua in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhua?80.3% (Census 2011)