# Saharia Village, Nawadih, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawadih, Bokaro 

# Saharia

Saharia is a village in Nawadih sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,606 people in 801 households**, the 7th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 4,606people (2011)
- 801households
- 67.2%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Saharia PIN code and other codes

Saharia falls in Nawadih sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSaharia
- Community development blockNawadih
- Census village code362240

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

## How far is Saharia from nearby towns?

- Nawadih (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)42 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)20 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 Saharia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Saharia; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawadih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Saharia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 812 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Saharia

Of every 100 households in Saharia in 2011, 85 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saharia · ■ Nawadih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**64%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saharia?

■ Saharia · ■ Nawadih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**958

Working population ****31.4%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 54.0% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 178 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,226 (85%)

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 Nawadih

- Kanjkiro5,886 people
- Palamu5,379 people
- Goniatu5,060 people
- Surhi4,790 people
- Nawadih4,362 people
- Chirudih4,182 people
- Narainpur3,653 people
- Baradih3,642 people

[All 69 villages in Nawadih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/nawadih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saharia from Bokaro?42 km by road
- What is the population of Saharia?4,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saharia in?Bokaro district (Nawadih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saharia?67.2% (Census 2011)