# Pahleja Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Pahleja

Pahleja is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,106 people in 1,025 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 6,106people (2011)
- 1,025households
- 69.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Pahleja PIN code and other codes

Pahleja falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPahleja
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260711

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pahleja from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)31 km by road
- Arwal (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 Pahleja?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pahleja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Pahleja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Pahleja

Of every 100 households in Pahleja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pahleja · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pahleja?

■ Pahleja · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**965

Working population ****35.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.2% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 786 (37%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 208 (10%) · **■** Marginal 818 (38%)

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 Kaler

- Kaler12,853 people
- Agnur12,328 people
- Walidad6,549 people
- Usri6,464 people
- Jaipur6,067 people
- Belsar5,633 people
- Kamta5,284 people
- Belawan4,620 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pahleja from Arwal?31 km by road
- What is the population of Pahleja?6,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pahleja in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pahleja?69.1% (Census 2011)