# Sahsaram Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Sahsaram

Sahsaram is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,236 people in 966 households**, the 24th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 4,236people (2011)
- 966households
- 61.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sahsaram PIN code and other codes

Sahsaram falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarahi
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219178

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

## How far is Sahsaram from nearby towns?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)32 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 Sahsaram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sahsaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parihapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sahsaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sahsaram

Of every 100 households in Sahsaram in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahsaram · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**28%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

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 Sahsaram?

■ Sahsaram · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**929

Working population ****31.5%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 51.1% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (49%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (12%) · **■** Marginal 281 (21%)

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 Parihar

- Andauli4,686 people
- Godari4,476 people
- Pipra Koeria4,279 people
- Indarwa4,258 people
- Sahargawan4,228 people
- Malahi4,227 people
- Manikpur Musharnia4,008 people
- Siswa3,963 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahsaram from Sitamarhi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sahsaram?4,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsaram in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsaram?61.4% (Census 2011)