Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj
# Sagarbhanga

Sagarbhanga is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816116. The 2011 Census counted 1,538 people in 350 households, the 11th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 1,538 people (2011)
- 350 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 816116 PIN code

## Sagarbhanga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sagarbhanga is 816116. Sagarbhanga falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816116
- Gram panchayat Sagarbhanga
- Community development block Taljhari
- Census village code 358943

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

## How far is Sagarbhanga from nearby towns?
- Taljhari (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 43 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 43 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sagarbhanga?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sagarbhanga known for?

The main crops are rice. About 49% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sagarbhanga

Of every 100 households in Sagarbhanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sagarbhanga · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 12% 27%
- Television 2% 7%
- Mobile phone 8% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 72% 58%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Sagarbhanga?

■ Sagarbhanga · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 966
- Working population 55.7% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 352 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (17%) · ■ Other work 36 (4%) · ■ Marginal 326 (38%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Taljhari
- Brindaban 1,772 people
- Pathariabola Pokhar 1,739 people
- Karanpur 1,671 people
- Pokharia 1,573 people
- Bakudih 1,401 people
- Phatehpur 1,379 people
- Taljhari 1,377 people
- Ambadih 1,321 people

All 273 villages in Taljhari

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sagarbhanga? 816116
- How far is Sagarbhanga from Sahibganj? 43 km by road
- What is the population of Sagarbhanga? 1,538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagarbhanga in? Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sagarbhanga? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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