Sahiya Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011

Sahiya is a village situated in Wazirganj block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 440 families residing in the village Sahiya. The total population of Sahiya is 2,927 out of which 1,508 are males and 1,419 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahiya is 941.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sahiya village is 510 which is 17% of the total population. There are 258 male children and 252 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahiya is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Sahiya village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahiya is 63.7%. Thus Sahiya village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 72.64% and the female literacy rate is 54.07% in Sahiya village.

Population
2,927
Families
440
Literacy
63.67%
Sex Ratio
941

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahiya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sahiya Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahiya village.

Total Male Female
Children 510 258 252
Literacy 63.67% 72.64% 54.07%
Scheduled Caste 1,143 588 555
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,388 600 788

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sahiya village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahiya village out of total population, 1,310 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,310 workers engaged in Main Work, 279 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 467 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 942 604 338
Cultivators 279 246 33
Agriculture Labourer 467 276 191
Household Industries 21 8 13
Other Workers 175 74 101
Marginal Workers 368 164 204
Non Working 1,617 740 877

Map of Sahiya, Gaya, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sahiya, Wazirganj

Below are the list of villages near Sahiya village in Wazirganj.

Village Population
Eru 2,056
Khiriawan 1,920
Dharampur 1,534
Kolhna 2,086
Bishanpur 2,678
Bailo 577
Ghuraha 733
Ghuriawan 3,020
Patahula 548
Karhauna 1,590

Reference