Village · Salkhua, Saharsa # Situahi Situahi is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,554 people in 932 households, the 10th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%. - 4,554 people (2011) - 932 households - 44.2% literacy - 914 females per 1,000 males ## Situahi PIN code and other codes Situahi falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Situaha - Community development block Salkhua - Census village code 226676 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Situahi from nearby towns? - Salkhua (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ) 30 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Situahi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Situahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Saharsa - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Saharsa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saharsa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Situahi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Situahi Of every 100 households in Situahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Situahi · ■ Salkhua rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 6% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 34% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 37% 25% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 49% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 38% 43% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Situahi? ■ Situahi · ■ Salkhua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.2% 41.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 899 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 947 - Working population 31.7% 36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.9% for men and 32.3% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 354 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 445 (31%) · ■ Household industry 29 (2%) · ■ Other work 84 (6%) · ■ Marginal 533 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Salkhua - Alani 6,485 people - Koparia 6,056 people - Chiraia 5,254 people - Haransari 4,939 people - Gauspur 4,501 people - Kotwalia 4,435 people - Mamarkha 4,150 people - Sahuria 4,003 people All 43 villages in Salkhua ## Quick answers - How far is Situahi from Saharsa? 30 km by road - What is the population of Situahi? 4,554 (Census 2011) - Which district is Situahi in? Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Situahi? 44.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/situahi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.