# Aitha Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Aitha

Aitha is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 35 households**, the 150th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 237people (2011)
- 35households
- 38.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Aitha PIN code and other codes

Aitha falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChalna
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241126

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

## How far is Aitha from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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 Aitha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Aitha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Aitha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 89% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Aitha

Of every 100 households in Aitha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aitha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**34%

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 Aitha?

■ Aitha · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****50.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.8% for men and 36.3% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (42%) · **■** Marginal 54 (45%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Gurdoar280 people
- Marpa255 people
- Dabaia248 people
- Mahua246 people
- Chiragi Chak232 people
- Keamdi Chak225 people
- Mohanpur217 people
- Mirzapur216 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aitha from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Aitha?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aitha in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Aitha?38.1% (Census 2011)