# Gheghta Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/gheghta/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Gheghta Gheghta is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 250 households**, the 57th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 1,386people (2011) - 250households - 81.3%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Gheghta PIN code and other codes Gheghta falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPirauta - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246730 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gheghta from nearby towns? - Arrah (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)8 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)8 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 Gheghta? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gheghta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Gheghta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Gheghta Of every 100 households in Gheghta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gheghta · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****6%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **75% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****35%** **61% Television ****12%** **20% Mobile phone ****39%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **21% 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 Gheghta? ■ Gheghta · ■ Arrah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **900 Working population ****24.5%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 70.4% for women. 33% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 116 (34%) · **■** Marginal 117 (35%) 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 Arrah - Chit Kundi1,449 people - Ganauli1,437 people - Bheldumra1,424 people - Bhusahula1,387 people - Mainpura1,355 people - Babhnauli1,327 people - Baghakol1,324 people - Semaria1,312 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gheghta from Arrah?8 km by road - What is the population of Gheghta?1,386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gheghta in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gheghta?81.3% (Census 2011)