# Petarhi Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barun, Aurangabad 

# Petarhi

Petarhi is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 134 households**, the 80th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 912people (2011)
- 134households
- 70.1%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Petarhi PIN code and other codes

Petarhi falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPauthu
- Community development blockBarun
- Census village code253595

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

## How far is Petarhi from nearby towns?

- Barun (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)18 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)18 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 Petarhi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Petarhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kajichak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Petarhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Petarhi

Of every 100 households in Petarhi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Petarhi · ■ Barun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****65%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Petarhi?

■ Petarhi · ■ Barun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**954

Working population ****64.5%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 483 (82%)

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 Barun

- Dharampura937 people
- Pirtampur934 people
- Saranga929 people
- Ajania913 people
- Kusdehra900 people
- Dialpur895 people
- Parasia893 people
- Karma Misir886 people

[All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Petarhi from Aurangabad?18 km by road
- What is the population of Petarhi?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petarhi in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Petarhi?70.1% (Census 2011)