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- LGD code
- 217987
- Pincode
- 845437
- Post office
- Turkaulia
- Population
- 10,463
- Households
- 2,124
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Sex ratio
- 902 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,047
Census 2011 · in context
How Sapahi compares
By population, Sapahi ranks #6 of 35 villages in Turkaulia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.7%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Sapahi
- 38.7%
- Turkaulia mandal
- 42.5%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
−14 vs mandal average
- Sapahi
- 902
- Turkaulia mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Sapahi
- 4.9
- Turkaulia mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sapahi at a glance
Sapahi is a village of 10,463 people in 2,124 households (Census 2011) in Turkaulia block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 35 villages in Turkaulia block. Literacy is 39%, 4 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845437, served by Turkaulia post office; the LGD village code is 217987. The village votes in Belsand assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amit Kumar. The population is estimated at 12,336 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sapahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MOTIHARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sapahi, Bijulpur
- Total area (ha)
- 950.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 747.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sapahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sapahi
- LGD code
- 217987
- Pincode
- 845437
- Post office
- Turkaulia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,463
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,336
- Households
- 2,124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 902
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Belsand
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amit Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Turkaulia
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845437
- TurkauliyaTurkaulia mandal29,704 pop
- JaisinghpurTurkaulia mandal23,368 pop
- BhopatpurKotwa mandal19,958 pop
- Sankar SaraiyaTurkaulia mandal16,574 pop
- Barharwa KalanKotwa mandal16,045 pop
- JasauliKotwa mandal12,650 pop
- RaghunathpurTurkaulia mandal12,161 pop
- AhirauliyaKotwa mandal12,111 pop
- HardiaTurkaulia mandal10,595 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sapahi
Other villages in Turkaulia mandal
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- Jaisinghpur
- Sankar Saraiya
- Raghunathpur
- Hardia
- Madhopur
- Belwa Ray Khas
- Bijulpur
- Chargaha
- Belwa Ray Tola Bairagi
- Belwa Ray Tola Narirawa
- Lachhmipur
- Mathurapur
- Parasrampur
- Chitranw
- Barharwa
- Mohabat Chhapra
- Madhumalat
- Amwa
- Bahrupia
- Tikulia
- Majharia
- Chainpur
- Khagni
- Kushar
- Parsauna
- Rampur Chargaha
- Babhnaulia
- Mathwa
- Belahi
- Jolah Ganwa
- Birt Lachhmipur
- Laxmipur
- Chitahi
- Bairiya
- Bairiya
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)