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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HARIDEO MUKHIYA
Contact: 79****3437
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- LGD code
- 237349
- Pincode
- 848207
- Post office
- Bithan
- Population
- 3,684
- Households
- 687
- Literacy rate
- 39.1%
- Sex ratio
- 877 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,349
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
साखवा की तुलना
By population, Sakhwa ranks #14 of 56 villages in Bithan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.1%
+1.3% vs mandal average
- Sakhwa
- 39.1%
- Bithan mandal
- 37.8%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−59 vs mandal average
- Sakhwa
- 877
- Bithan mandal
- 936
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Sakhwa
- 5.4
- Bithan mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
साखवा एक नज़र में
साखवा बिहार के समस्तीपुर जिले के बिथान ब्लॉक में 3,684 लोगों 687 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो बिथान ब्लॉक के 56 गांवों में 14वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 39% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 38% से 1 अंक अधिक है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 877 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 848207 है, Bithan डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 237349 है। सरपंच HARIDEO MUKHIYA हैं, और गांव Madhepura विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Chandra Shekhar हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 4,343 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Sakhwa →
आसपास के गांवों की तुलना
आमने-सामने तुलना →| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| साखवा · यह गांव | 3,684 | 39% | — |
| Malsar · Bithan | 2,030 | 35% | — |
| Bhikhnaulia · Bithan | 1,939 | 46% | — |
| Moraul · Bithan | 1,434 | 39% | — |
| Dhobauli · Bithan | 1,368 | 36% | — |
| Chanauli · Bithan | 710 | 34% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · साखवा
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ROSERA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAKHAWA
- Total area (ha)
- 181.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 108.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · साखवा
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य तथ्य — साखवा
- LGD code
- 237349
- Pincode
- 848207
- Post office
- Bithan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,684
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,343
- Households
- 687
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 877
- Literacy rate
- 39.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandra Shekhar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- HARIDEO MUKHIYA
- Block / Mandal
- Bithan
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
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