# Sahigan Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Sahigan

Sahigan is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756126**. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 161 households**, the 78th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 759people (2011)
- 161households
- 87.8%literacy
- 756126PIN code

## Sahigan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahigan is 756126.** Sahigan falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756126
- Gram panchayatSabanga
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394077

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

## How far is Sahigan from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bhadrak (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 Sahigan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anantapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Similia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sahigan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sahigan

Of every 100 households in Sahigan in 2011, 83 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahigan · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**53%

Television ****35%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sahigan?

■ Sahigan · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**925

Working population ****27.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 140 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (12%) · **■** Other work 45 (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 Similia

- Gopibindha769 people
- Bangarpada767 people
- Pahitorona763 people
- Similia761 people
- Totapada756 people
- Haliso746 people
- Aliha699 people
- Bhogapur689 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahigan?756126
- How far is Sahigan from Baleshwar?56 km by road
- What is the population of Sahigan?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahigan in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sahigan?87.8% (Census 2011)