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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sunil Hembrom
Contact: 77****8899
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- LGD code
- 357503
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population
- 324
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 28.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1204 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 193
Census 2011 · in context
How Sajhia compares
By population, Sajhia ranks #147 of 211 villages in Poreyahat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
28.4%
−18.4% vs mandal average
Sajhia28.4%
Poreyahat mandal46.8%
Godda district46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,204
+247 vs mandal average
Sajhia1,204
Poreyahat mandal957
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Sajhia4.8
Poreyahat mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sajhia at a glance
Sajhia is a village of 324 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Poreyahat block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 147th-largest of 211 villages in Poreyahat block. Literacy is 28%, 18 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,204 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814153, served by Poraiyahat post office; the LGD village code is 357503. The sarpanch is Sunil Hembrom. The population is estimated at 382 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Salaiya →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sajhia · this village | 324 | 28% | — |
| Salaiya · Poreyahat | 1,179 | 49% | — |
| Kamradol · Poreyahat | 922 | 37% | — |
| Sijua · Poreyahat | 784 | 38% | — |
| Dakhinbahiar · Poreyahat | 535 | 42% | — |
| Joguadih (Dikuani) · Poreyahat | 321 | 49% | — |
| Dumariya · Poreyahat | 281 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sajhia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SALAIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 140
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sajhia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sajhia
- LGD code
- 357503
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 324
- Population (projected 2026)
- 382
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1204
- Literacy rate
- 28.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sunil Hembrom
- Block / Mandal
- Poreyahat
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (46.9 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814153
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- Durpat
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- Asarimadhuri
- Lathibari
- Pindra
- Birniyan
- Baksara
- Baghmara
- Akasi
- Barga Chhahariyari
- Dewdanr
- Hathihariyari
- Dhanu Kata
- Guma
- Sarwan
- Raghunathpur
- Mohani
- Tarkhuta
- Machkhara
- Banjhi
- Dharophata
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- Ratanpur
- Jhapnibandh
- Chatra
- Mahra
- Kasturi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)