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Sahanpur

सहनपुर
Kadwa mandal
Pincode 855113
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LGD code
224455
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
1,682
Households
335
Literacy rate
51%
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000♂
Workers
443
Census 2011 · in context

How Sahanpur compares

By population, Sahanpur ranks #69 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.0%
+10.7% vs mandal average
Sahanpur
51.0%
Kadwa mandal
40.3%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−26 vs mandal average
Sahanpur
896
Kadwa mandal
922
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Sahanpur
5.0
Kadwa mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sahanpur at a glance

Sahanpur is a village of 1,682 people in 335 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 69th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 51%, 11 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 224455. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 1,983 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sahanpur · this village1,68251%—
Bharri · Kadwa5,08245%—
Deogaon · Kadwa2,00642%—
Bareya · Kadwa1,30548%—
Barahia · Kadwa94037%—
Babhangawan · Kadwa53744%—
Diari · Kadwa18878%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sahanpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RIZWANPUR
Total area (ha)
168.41
Irrigated area (ha)
56.1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sahanpur

LGD code
224455
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
1,682
Population (projected 2026)
1,983
Households
335
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
896
Literacy rate
51.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Kadwa
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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