Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur # Pachrukhi Pachrukhi is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,197 people in 221 households, the 55th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 1,197 people (2011) - 221 households - 53.0% literacy - 814 females per 1,000 males ## Pachrukhi PIN code and other codes Pachrukhi falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Hardechak - Community development block Pirpainti - Census village code 239071 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pachrukhi from nearby towns? - Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pachrukhi? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pachrukhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kahalgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pachrukhi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pachrukhi Of every 100 households in Pachrukhi in 2011, 19 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pachrukhi · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Electricity for lighting 19% 14% - Toilet within the home 10% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 80% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 32% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 91% - Use banking services 30% 33% - Television 25% 15% - Mobile phone 57% 48% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 32% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pachrukhi? ■ Pachrukhi · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.0% 56.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 814 871 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 782 945 - Working population 30.9% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 39.0% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (38%) · ■ Household industry 42 (11%) · ■ Other work 36 (10%) · ■ Marginal 91 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti - Basantpur 1,241 people - Pakaria 1,222 people - Babupur 1,221 people - Gauripur 1,217 people - Makranpur 1,140 people - Nawada 1,002 people - Mayanagar 943 people - Kakarghat 852 people All 114 villages in Pirpainti ## Quick answers - How far is Pachrukhi from Bhagalpur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Pachrukhi? 1,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachrukhi in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pachrukhi? 53.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/pachrukhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.