Sakhua observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
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Sakhua is a small village in Karakat mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar, with a population of 58 across 8 households. The village has a literacy rate of 84.5%, notably higher than the regional average.
By population, Sakhua ranks #128 of 150 villages in Karakat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakhua is a village of 58 people in 8 households (Census 2011) in Karakat block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 128th-largest of 150 villages in Karakat block. Literacy is 85%, 23 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Rohtas district centre, 3 km from Belaur, the nearest town, 5 km from Udwant Nagar Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821112, served by Kochas post office; the LGD village code is 251292. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Morath, 6 km away. The sarpanch is AMRITA KUMARI, and the village votes in Paliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Saurav. The population is estimated at 68 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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