# Pitro Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Pitro

Pitro is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,418 people in 545 households**, the 17th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 3,418people (2011)
- 545households
- 65.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Pitro PIN code and other codes

Pitro falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLahthan
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247327

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pitro from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)52 km by road
- Piro (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 Pitro?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pitro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jitaura Jangal Mahal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Pitro known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Pitro

Of every 100 households in Pitro in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pitro · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****18%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**62%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Pitro?

■ Pitro · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**919

Working population ****30.1%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 51.0% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (10%) · **■** Marginal 725 (70%)

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 Piro

- Kataria3,841 people
- Amai3,826 people
- Ear3,821 people
- Bachri3,476 people
- Akrua3,309 people
- Amehta3,052 people
- Keshwa3,018 people
- Sahejani2,958 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pitro from Arrah?52 km by road
- What is the population of Pitro?3,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitro in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pitro?65.5% (Census 2011)