Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga
# Paigambarpur

Paigambarpur is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847121. The 2011 Census counted 7,423 people in 1,594 households, the 10th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.
- 7,423 people (2011)
- 1,594 households
- 62.7% literacy
- 847121 PIN code

## Paigambarpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Paigambarpur is 847121. Paigambarpur falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847121
- Gram panchayat Paigambarpur
- Community development block Keotiranway
- Census village code 226941

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

## How far is Paigambarpur from nearby towns?
- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Paigambarpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Paigambarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kotirnway
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bataul
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paigambarpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paigambarpur

Of every 100 households in Paigambarpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paigambarpur · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 21%
- Toilet within the home 27% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 71%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 91%
- Use banking services 30% 34%
- Television 9% 8%
- Mobile phone 51% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 32%
- Own their home 95% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paigambarpur?

■ Paigambarpur · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.7% 54.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 951 929
- Working population 29.3% 28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 52.9% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 226 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 291 (13%) · ■ Household industry 37 (2%) · ■ Other work 424 (19%) · ■ Marginal 1,198 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway
- Madhopatti Raghauli 9,153 people
- Asraha 8,499 people
- Keoti Ranwe 8,273 people
- Jalwara 7,571 people
- Karjapatti 5,559 people
- Darma 5,110 people
- Dighiar 5,062 people
- Khirma 5,029 people

All 110 villages in Keotiranway

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Paigambarpur? 847121
- How far is Paigambarpur from Darbhanga? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Paigambarpur? 7,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paigambarpur in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paigambarpur? 62.7% (Census 2011)

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