# Pahasra Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/pahasra/ Village · Raniganj, Araria # Pahasra Pahasra is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,265 people in 1,309 households**, the 22nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 6,265people (2011) - 1,309households - 54.6%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Pahasra PIN code and other codes Pahasra falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPahasra - Community development blockRaniganj - Census village code221781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pahasra from nearby towns? - Raniganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)25 km by road - Araria (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Pahasra? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pahasra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pahasra known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 92% of the 1,545 hectares of village land is sown, and 461 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pahasra Of every 100 households in Pahasra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pahasra · ■ Raniganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****4%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **23% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****21%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Pahasra? ■ Pahasra · ■ Raniganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **960 Working population ****39.2%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 46.6% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 686 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 785 (32%) · **■** Household industry 71 (3%) · **■** Other work 69 (3%) · **■** Marginal 843 (34%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj - Kharsahi7,388 people - Rampur7,384 people - Gopalpur6,945 people - Mohni6,859 people - Ghaghri6,203 people - Dhama6,142 people - Bhorha5,984 people - Parihari5,892 people [All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pahasra from Araria?25 km by road - What is the population of Pahasra?6,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pahasra in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pahasra?54.6% (Census 2011)