Sakma, Dagarua, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sakma


The village Sakma is located in Dagarua C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Teghra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dagarua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 36 kilometers away from Sakma.

Travel and Communication for Sakma


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sakma,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sakma


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

A brief summary of available data for Sakma 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 Sakma


As per available data from the year 2009, 2904 persons live in 653 house holds in the village Sakma. There are 1367 female individuals and 1537 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.07% and males constitute 52.93% of the total population.

There are 117 scheduled castes persons of which 54 are females and 63 are males. Females constitute 46.15% and males constitute 53.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.03% of the total population.

Population density of Sakma is 1104.18 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sakma


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Total area of Sakma is 263 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 201.19 ha. About 107.09 ha is un-irrigated area. About 94.1 ha is irrigated area. About 44.1 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 35 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 5.03 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 18 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 12.04 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 6.64 ha is culturable waste land. About 20.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sakma


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Baisi, which is 5-10 kms away from Sakma.

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

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Amour, which is 5-10 kms away from Sakma.

Colleges in Sakma


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 Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Sakma.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Sakma


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Sakma


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sakma.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Sakma.

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Sakma.

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sakma.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sakma.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Sakma.

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

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