Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur
# Pansala

Pansala is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 813213. The 2011 Census counted 1,441 people in 354 households, the 41st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 1,441 people (2011)
- 354 households
- 76.3% literacy
- 813213 PIN code

## Pansala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pansala is 813213. Pansala falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 813213
- Gram panchayat Kumaitha
- Community development block Sultanganj
- Census village code 239673

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pansala from nearby towns?
- Sultanganj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pansala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pansala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pansala known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pansala

Of every 100 households in Pansala in 2011, 55 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pansala · ■ Sultanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 55% 26%
- Toilet within the home 36% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 63%
- Tap water 3% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 88%
- Use banking services 33% 54%
- Television 15% 18%
- Mobile phone 41% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 53% 31%
- 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 Pansala?

■ Pansala · ■ Sultanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1151 942
- Working population 27.5% 33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 30% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 238 (60%) · ■ Other work 85 (21%) · ■ Marginal 70 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sultanganj
- Awa 1,538 people
- Hathiauk 1,537 people
- Desawar 1,533 people
- Dindealpur 1,443 people
- Bath 1,437 people
- Pipra Barhampur 1,425 people
- Kastikri 1,395 people
- Dhapra 1,367 people

All 150 villages in Sultanganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pansala? 813213
- How far is Pansala from Bhagalpur? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Pansala? 1,441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pansala in? Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pansala? 76.3% (Census 2011)

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