# Sakhwa Village, Bithan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/sakhwa/ Village · Bithan, Samastipur # Sakhwa Sakhwa is a village in Bithan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **3,684 people in 687 households**, the 14th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%. - 3,684people (2011) - 687households - 49.6%literacy - 848207PIN code ## Sakhwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakhwa is 848207.** Sakhwa falls in Bithan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848207 - Gram panchayatSakhawa - Community development blockBithan - Census village code237349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhwa from nearby towns? - Bithan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)60 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)40 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 Sakhwa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bithan - ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Sakhwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Sakhwa Of every 100 households in Sakhwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakhwa · ■ Bithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****6%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****42%** **34% Television ****3%** **2% Mobile phone ****49%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **40% Own their home ****94%** **98% 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 Sakhwa? ■ Sakhwa · ■ Bithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%** **48.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **927 Working population ****36.6%** **33.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.0% for men and 36.6% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (8%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,001 (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 Bithan - Salaha4,370 people - Nirpa4,300 people - Manarwa Khaira4,006 people - Belahi3,859 people - Lad Kapasia2,895 people - Bardauni2,888 people - Salaha Chandan2,852 people - Banbhaura2,812 people [All 56 villages in Bithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakhwa?848207 - How far is Sakhwa from Samastipur?60 km by road - What is the population of Sakhwa?3,684 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhwa in?Samastipur district (Bithan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sakhwa?49.6% (Census 2011)