Sakhwa, Areraj, Purbi Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sakhwa


The village Sakhwa is located in Areraj C.D.Block of Purbi Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Nagdaha Gram Panchayat. It comes under Areraj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Areraj, which is about 15 kilometers away from Sakhwa.

Travel and Communication for Sakhwa


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sakhwa,
Purbi Champaran,
Bihar, India
PIN - 845425

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sakhwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sakhwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sakhwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sakhwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1095 persons live in 202 house holds in the village Sakhwa. There are 527 female individuals and 568 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.13% and males constitute 51.87% of the total population.

There are 175 scheduled castes persons of which 87 are females and 88 are males. Females constitute 49.71% and males constitute 50.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.98% of the total population.

Population density of Sakhwa is 136.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sakhwa


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Total area of Sakhwa is 803.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 557 ha. About 301 ha is un-irrigated area. About 256 ha is irrigated area. About 99.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 129.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 27.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 175.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 20 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 21.5 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 19.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sakhwa


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Sakhwa.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sakhwa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Sirni, which is 5-10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sirnikothhi, which is less than 5 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Areraj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

Colleges in Sakhwa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Areraj, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bettiah, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Sakhwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Sakhwa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Sakhwa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sakhwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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