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

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Sahsaul

Sahsaul is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,415 people in 2,374 households**, the 2nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 11,415people (2011)
- 2,374households
- 45.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Sahsaul PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSahsaul
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226543

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

## How far is Sahsaul from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)43 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)43 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 Sahsaul?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sahsaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonbarsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonbarsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Sahsaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 1,054 hectares of village land is sown, and 506 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 Sahsaul

Of every 100 households in Sahsaul in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahsaul · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Sahsaul?

■ Sahsaul · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**937

Working population ****37.2%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 36.6% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 430 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 162 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3,120 (74%)

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

- Sonbarsa12,297 people
- Khasurha8,291 people
- Bargaon7,857 people
- Soha7,731 people
- Pararia7,705 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahsaul from Saharsa?43 km by road
- What is the population of Sahsaul?11,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsaul in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsaul?45.4% (Census 2011)