# Sahorwa Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Sahorwa

Sahorwa is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 133 households**, the 61st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 620people (2011)
- 133households
- 19.6%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Sahorwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahorwa is 852216.** Sahorwa falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatGhoghepur
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226352

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

## How far is Sahorwa from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)32 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)32 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 Sahorwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sahorwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangdaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Sahorwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Sahorwa

Of every 100 households in Sahorwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahorwa · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**52%

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 Sahorwa?

■ Sahorwa · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.6%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**924

Working population ****31.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.3% for men and 9.7% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 186 (94%)

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 Mahishi

- Tarhi804 people
- Bahrampur798 people
- Pokharbhinda787 people
- Dhanauj636 people
- Nonia592 people
- Aksaur392 people
- Dumri318 people
- Telbadha305 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahorwa?852216
- How far is Sahorwa from Saharsa?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sahorwa?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahorwa in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahorwa?19.6% (Census 2011)