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Sakhua

Pipra mandal
Pincode 852218
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Sakhua is a village in Pipra mandal, Supaul district, Bihar, with a population of 7,071 across 1,380 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.7% and is located at coordinates 25.476°N, 84.643°E.

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ADITI RISWATI
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LGD code
221394
Pincode
852218
Post office
Pipra Bazar
Population
7,071
Households
1,380
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3,165
Distance to district centre
172 km
Distance to mandal centre
230 km
Distance to Patna
51 km
Distance to Kolkata
497 km
Nearest railway station
Udwant Nagar Halt · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Morath · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sakhua compares

By population, Sakhua ranks #8 of 39 villages in Pipra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
+3.8% vs mandal average
Sakhua
47.7%
Pipra mandal
43.9%
Supaul district
46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+32 vs mandal average
Sakhua
964
Pipra mandal
932
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
Sakhua
5.1
Pipra mandal
5.1

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

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Sakhua at a glance

Sakhua is a village of 7,071 people in 1,380 households (Census 2011) in Pipra block, Supaul district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 39 villages in Pipra block. Literacy is 48%, 4 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 172 km from the Supaul district centre, 3 km from Belaur, the nearest town, 5 km from Udwant Nagar Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852218, served by Pipra Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 221394. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Morath, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ADITI RISWATI, and the village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 8,337 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dinapatti

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sakhua · this village7,07148%
Sakhua · Dinara32063%0 km N
Sakhua · Laukahi2,55349%0 km N
Sakhua · Udwant Nagar1,48948%0 km N
Sakhua · Karakat5885%0 km N
Sakhua · Murliganj1,85155%0 km N
Kharauni · Udwant Nagar1,20755%1 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakhua

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)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
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
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SUPAUL
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dinapatti
Total area (ha)
730
Irrigated area (ha)
315.2
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Sakhua

LGD code
221394
Pincode
852218
Post office
Pipra Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
7,071
Population (projected 2026)
8,337
Households
1,380
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
964
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
25.47634°N, 84.64336°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandra Shekhar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ADITI RISWATI
Block / Mandal
Pipra
Getting there

How to reach Sakhua

Mandal centre
Pipra · ≈ 230 km
≈ 7 h 51 min by car · 9 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Supaul · ≈ 172 km
≈ 5 h 53 min by car · 7 h by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,713 people
Belaur · ≈ 3.2 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna51 kmcapital
  • Kolkata497 km
  • Delhi814 km
  • Hyderabad1102 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUdwant Nagar Halt5 km
  • Bus stopMahabalipur19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Morath6 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank22 km
  • Petrol pumpPrasad And Sons Petrol Pump35 km
  • CollegeNursing College, AIIMS Patna41 km
  • Police stationPOLICE LINE CHHAPRA GROUND36 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sakhua

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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