# Sakas Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Sakas

Sakas is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 167 households**, the 76th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 167households
- 77.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Sakas PIN code and other codes

Sakas falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarserua
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252463

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

## How far is Sakas from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)12 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 Sakas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Sakas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sakas

Of every 100 households in Sakas in 2011, 39 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakas · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**74%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****45%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Sakas?

■ Sakas · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**927

Working population ****33.2%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 65.7% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (14%) · **■** Other work 69 (20%) · **■** Marginal 185 (55%)

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 Sasaram

- Durgapur1,057 people
- Bhainsahi1,041 people
- Gobina1,039 people
- Rudana1,020 people
- Maudiha1,010 people
- Pipri945 people
- Kothara929 people
- Paisara890 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakas from Sasaram?12 km by road
- What is the population of Sakas?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakas in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakas?77.3% (Census 2011)