Geographic Location of Sahara

The village Sahara is located in Krityanand Nagar C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Sahara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Krityanand Nagar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 26 kilometers away from Sahara.

Travel and Communication for Sahara

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

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

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

Social Structure of Sahara

As per available data from the year 2009, 1729 persons live in 322 house holds in the village Sahara. There are 836 female individuals and 893 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.35% and males constitute 51.65% of the total population.

There are 588 scheduled castes persons of which 283 are females and 305 are males. Females constitute 48.13% and males constitute 51.87% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 34.01% of the total population.

Population density of Sahara is 511.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sahara

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Total area of Sahara is 338 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 329.1 ha. About 24.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 305 ha is irrigated area. About 215 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 90 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 3.7 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sahara

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

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Sahara.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Sahara.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sahara.

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

Colleges in Sahara

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 East, which is 5-10 kms away from Sahara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Purnia, which is 5-10 kms away from Sahara.

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 Sahara.

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 Sahara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is 5-10 kms away from Sahara.

Other Educational Facilities in Sahara

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 5-10 kms away from Sahara.

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 Sahara.

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 Sahara.

Healthcare Facilities in Sahara

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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sahara.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Sahara.

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

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

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

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