# Pair Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/pair-241141/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Pair Pair is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,425 people in 1,046 households**, the 5th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 5,425people (2011) - 1,046households - 58.1%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Pair PIN code and other codes Pair falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPair - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241141 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pair 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 Pair? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athmaha - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Pair known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Pair Of every 100 households in Pair in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pair · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **20% Toilet within the home ****12%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****57%** **32% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****52%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pair? ■ Pair · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **943 Working population ****49.2%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,825 (68%) 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 - Ahiro10,638 people - Ghasia6,290 people - Kurma5,490 people - Bhelai5,436 people - Jaipur4,894 people - Babura4,873 people - Jotha4,686 people - Rangaon4,484 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pair from Banka?35 km by road - What is the population of Pair?5,425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pair in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pair?58.1% (Census 2011)