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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Panthia

Panthia is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 83 households**, the 127th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 458people (2011)
- 83households
- 54.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Panthia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChandadih
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240941

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

## How far is Panthia from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)23 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)23 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 Panthia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Panthia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 39 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 Panthia

Of every 100 households in Panthia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panthia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****11%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Panthia?

■ Panthia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****72.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 43.2% for women. 74% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 325 (98%)

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

- Khagra519 people
- Asi472 people
- Biharpur464 people
- Dharam Ghara463 people
- Badali Chak425 people
- Datin399 people
- Karanga396 people
- Bardia Chak387 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Panthia from Banka?23 km by road
- What is the population of Panthia?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panthia in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Panthia?54.0% (Census 2011)