# Sakhua Village, Pipra, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pipra, Supaul 

# Sakhua

Sakhua is a village in Pipra sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,071 people in 1,380 households**, the 8th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 7,071people (2011)
- 1,380households
- 58.2%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Sakhua PIN code and other codes

Sakhua falls in Pipra sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDinapatti
- Community development blockPipra
- Census village code221394

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

## How far is Sakhua from nearby towns?

- Pipra (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)19 km by road
- Supaul (nearest town)19 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 Sakhua?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Sakhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 730 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Sakhua

Of every 100 households in Sakhua in 2011, 15 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakhua · ■ Pipra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**10%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**59%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sakhua?

■ Sakhua · ■ Pipra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**940

Working population ****44.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 46.0% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 297 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 887 (28%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,822 (58%)

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 Pipra

- Kataia Mahe9,969 people
- Tharhi Bhawanipur8,564 people
- Pipra8,469 people
- Basaha8,438 people
- Ratauli6,964 people
- Thumha6,817 people
- Dinapatti6,779 people
- Maheshpur6,764 people

[All 39 villages in Pipra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/pipra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhua from Supaul?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhua?7,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhua in?Supaul district (Pipra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhua?58.2% (Census 2011)