Village · Begusarai, Begusarai # Pachmma Pachmma is a village in Begusarai sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,795 people in 1,135 households, the 21st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%. - 5,795 people (2011) - 1,135 households - 67.0% literacy - 875 females per 1,000 males ## Pachmma PIN code and other codes Pachmma falls in Begusarai sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Pachmma - Community development block Begusarai - Census village code 238130 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pachmma from nearby towns? - Begusarai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ) 8 km by road - Begusarai (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pachmma? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pachmma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Begusarai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Begusarai - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Panhauns - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pachmma known for? The main crops are paddy. About 83% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pachmma Of every 100 households in Pachmma in 2011, 30 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pachmma · ■ Begusarai rural average - Electricity for lighting 30% 15% - Toilet within the home 26% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 70% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 44% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 95% - Use banking services 44% 38% - Television 12% 10% - Mobile phone 43% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 35% 28% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pachmma? ■ Pachmma · ■ Begusarai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 58.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 881 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 890 904 - Working population 35.3% 32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 60.3% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 251 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 310 (15%) · ■ Household industry 405 (20%) · ■ Other work 657 (32%) · ■ Marginal 425 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Begusarai - Mohanpur 6,671 people - Niman 6,647 people - Raichiahi 5,997 people - Barisanwak 5,830 people - Amraur Kiratpur 5,741 people - Rajaura 5,443 people - Sikandarpur 5,363 people - Rajadumri 5,291 people All 73 villages in Begusarai ## Quick answers - How far is Pachmma from Begusarai? 8 km by road - What is the population of Pachmma? 5,795 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachmma in? Begusarai district (Begusarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pachmma? 67.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/begusarai/pachmma/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.