# Sahtha Village, Bhagwanpur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/sahtha/ Village · Bhagwanpur, Vaishali # Sahtha Sahtha is a village in Bhagwanpur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,029 people in 2,298 households**, the 1st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 12,029people (2011) - 2,298households - 68.9%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Sahtha PIN code and other codes Sahtha falls in Bhagwanpur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahtha - Community development blockBhagwanpur - Census village code234876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahtha from nearby towns? - Bhagwanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)16 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)16 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 Sahtha? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Sahtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhagwanpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 8 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 Sahtha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Sahtha Of every 100 households in Sahtha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sahtha · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **6% Toilet within the home ****27%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **73% Tap water ****8%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **56% Television ****22%** **16% Mobile phone ****67%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sahtha? ■ Sahtha · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **890 Working population ****28.0%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 60.0% for women. 41% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 390 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (10%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 536 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,069 (61%) 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 Bhagwanpur - Kiratpur Raja Ram10,891 people - Partap Tanr9,958 people - Malahi Akbar5,743 people - Karhari5,424 people [All 105 villages in Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sahtha from Hajipur?16 km by road - What is the population of Sahtha?12,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahtha in?Vaishali district (Bhagwanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sahtha?68.9% (Census 2011)