Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura
# Sahnaura

Sahnaura is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code 811105. The 2011 Census counted 577 people in 85 households, the 51st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.
- 577 people (2011)
- 85 households
- 60.6% literacy
- 811105 PIN code

## Sahnaura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sahnaura is 811105. Sahnaura falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.
- PIN code 811105
- Gram panchayat Sanaiya
- Community development block Ariari
- Census village code 244059

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sahnaura from nearby towns?
- Ariari (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sahnaura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sahnaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 4 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ariari
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sahnaura known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 83% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sahnaura

Of every 100 households in Sahnaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahnaura · ■ Ariari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 14%
- Toilet within the home 17% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 82%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 40% 29%
- Television 21% 8%
- Mobile phone 69% 56%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 19% 31%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sahnaura?

■ Sahnaura · ■ Ariari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.6% 57.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1157 954
- Working population 32.2% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 47.8% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 124 (67%) · ■ Other work 35 (19%) · ■ Marginal 4 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ariari
- Isapur 639 people
- Salempur Teldih 614 people
- Usari 607 people
- Pandhar 592 people
- Bahadurpur 528 people
- Dhanaul 482 people
- Datuara 407 people
- Patraita 350 people

All 68 villages in Ariari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sahnaura? 811105
- How far is Sahnaura from Sheikhpura? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Sahnaura? 577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahnaura in? Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahnaura? 60.6% (Census 2011)

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