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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Sakhua

Sakhua is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **58 people in 8 households**, the 128th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 58people (2011)
- 8households
- 89.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sakhua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGamhariya
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251292

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)62 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)10 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

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Belbai
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Beiwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Sakhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Sakhua · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**66%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**920

Working population ****15.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 82.1% for women. 27% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (78%) · **■** Other work 2 (22%)

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 Karakat

- Jaisari English304 people
- Rampur288 people
- Subiya280 people
- Tarwa222 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhua from Sasaram?62 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhua?58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhua in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhua?89.1% (Census 2011)