# Sahmaura Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Sahmaura

Sahmaura is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,578 people in 470 households**, the 41st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,578people (2011)
- 470households
- 55.1%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Sahmaura PIN code and other codes

Sahmaura falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSahpur
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226533

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

## How far is Sahmaura from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)35 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 Sahmaura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sahmaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Sahmaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Sahmaura

Of every 100 households in Sahmaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahmaura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

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 Sahmaura?

■ Sahmaura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**937

Working population ****27.7%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 503 (70%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Lagma2,700 people
- Fatehpur2,608 people
- Rakhauta2,599 people
- Balia Ekduari2,585 people
- Malandh Pattiuttarwari2,363 people
- Harpur2,193 people
- Goalpura2,175 people
- Sirrahi2,171 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahmaura from Saharsa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sahmaura?2,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahmaura in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahmaura?55.1% (Census 2011)