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Revenue village·Vidyapati Nagar block·Samastipur

Sahit

Vidyapati Nagar mandal
Pincode 848503
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Sahit is a village in Vidyapati Nagar mandal, Samastipur district, Bihar, with a population of 13,554 across 2,640 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.4% and is situated at coordinates 25.739°N, 87.866°E with postal code 848503.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NAMITA SINGH
Contact: 83****5415
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LGD code
236977
Pincode
848503
Post office
Vidhyapati Nagar
Population
13,554
Households
2,640
Literacy rate
59.4%
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000♂
Workers
4,309
Distance to district centre
154 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Patna
274 km
Distance to Kolkata
356 km
Nearest railway station
Sudhani · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Salmari · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sahit compares

By population, Sahit ranks #2 of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.4%
+8.8% vs mandal average
Sahit
59.4%
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
50.6%
Samastipur district
50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−26 vs mandal average
Sahit
876
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
902
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
Sahit
5.1
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
5.1

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

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Sahit at a glance

Sahit is a village of 13,554 people in 2,640 households (Census 2011) in Vidyapati Nagar block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar block. Literacy is 59%, 9 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. It lies 154 km from the Samastipur district centre, 1 km from Dhepura, the nearest town, 2 km from Sudhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 848503, served by Vidhyapati Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 236977. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Salmari, 14 km away. The sarpanch is NAMITA SINGH, and the village votes in Balrampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangita Devi. The population is estimated at 15,980 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sahit

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sahit

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
1
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALSINGHSARAI
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SHAHIT, VAJITPUR
Total area (ha)
431
Irrigated area (ha)
290
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Sahit

LGD code
236977
Pincode
848503
Post office
Vidhyapati Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
13,554
Population (projected 2026)
15,980
Households
2,640
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
876
Literacy rate
59.4%
Coordinates
25.73869°N, 87.86561°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balrampur
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sangita Devi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NAMITA SINGH
Block / Mandal
Vidyapati Nagar
Getting there

How to reach Sahit

Mandal centre
Vidyapati Nagar · ≈ 1.4 km
≈ 3 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Samastipur · ≈ 154 km
≈ 5 h 16 min by car · 6 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,556 people
Dhepura · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna274 kmcapital
  • Kolkata356 km
  • Delhi1101 km
  • Hyderabad1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSudhani2 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Salmari14 km
  • ATM / banksbi29 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance12 km
  • CollegeD S College36 km
  • Police stationPolice station37 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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