# Pithna Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/pithna/ Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur # Pithna Pithna is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,098 people in 572 households**, the 11th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 3,098people (2011) - 572households - 57.1%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Pithna PIN code and other codes Pithna falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTarchha Damuchak - Community development blockGoradih - Census village code239936 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pithna from nearby towns? - Goradih (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)10 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)10 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 Pithna? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pithna; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhagalpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Pithna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Pithna Of every 100 households in Pithna in 2011, 3 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pithna · ■ Goradih rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **14% Toilet within the home ****21%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **85% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **94% Use banking services ****45%** **37% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****60%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **37% 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 Pithna? ■ Pithna · ■ Goradih rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **56.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **945 Working population ****30.2%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 47.0% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (6%) · **■** Marginal 759 (81%) 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 Goradih - Birnaudha4,491 people - Goradih4,474 people - Tarchha4,427 people - Zamin3,907 people - Mohanpur3,024 people - Daharpur2,942 people - Salpur2,724 people - Gohario2,562 people [All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pithna from Bhagalpur?10 km by road - What is the population of Pithna?3,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pithna in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pithna?57.1% (Census 2011)