# Paika Charai Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/paika-charai/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga # Paika Charai Paika Charai is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,376 people in 720 households**, the 18th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 3,376people (2011) - 720households - 46.7%literacy - 863females per 1,000 males ## Paika Charai PIN code and other codes Paika Charai falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDinmo - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan - Census village code227906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paika Charai from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)79 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)33 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 Paika Charai? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Paika Charai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kus. Astatan - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhjanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Paika Charai known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and mung**. About 97% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Paika Charai Of every 100 households in Paika Charai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paika Charai · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **29% Television ****3%** **2% Mobile phone ****58%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **37% 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 Paika Charai? ■ Paika Charai · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **935 Working population ****36.5%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 31.2% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (37%) · **■** Household industry 49 (4%) · **■** Other work 178 (14%) · **■** Marginal 286 (23%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan - Hathra4,141 people - Bisharia4,037 people - Chingri3,490 people - Gothani3,455 people - Asman3,308 people - Ladiami2,944 people - Sultanpur2,944 people - Gora2,863 people [All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paika Charai from Darbhanga?79 km by road - What is the population of Paika Charai?3,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paika Charai in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paika Charai?46.7% (Census 2011)