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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Pasahana

Pasahana is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 266 households**, the 70th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 266households
- 71.5%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Pasahana PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPair
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241145

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

## How far is Pasahana from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)38 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 Pasahana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pasahana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khesar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Pasahana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Pasahana

Of every 100 households in Pasahana in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pasahana · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**91%

Use banking services ****68%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Pasahana?

■ Pasahana · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**943

Working population ****35.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (47%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 203 (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

- Birbalpur1,403 people
- Gaura1,363 people
- Gangti1,338 people
- Katahara1,320 people
- Rifaetpur1,265 people
- Milki1,231 people
- Bhatua Chak1,213 people
- Mathura Chak1,208 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pasahana from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pasahana?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pasahana in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pasahana?71.5% (Census 2011)