# Pakahi Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Pakahi

Pakahi is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,700 people in 1,272 households**, the 5th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 5,700people (2011)
- 1,272households
- 46.6%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Pakahi PIN code and other codes

Pakahi falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakahi Jhajhra
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227917

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

## How far is Pakahi from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)79 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)28 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 Pakahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pakahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kus. Astatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhabga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Pakahi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mung**. About 82% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 363 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 Pakahi

Of every 100 households in Pakahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakahi · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pakahi?

■ Pakahi · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**935

Working population ****35.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 28.2% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 577 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 501 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (3%) · **■** Marginal 902 (44%)

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

- Hirni7,783 people
- Barna7,493 people
- Dinmo6,012 people
- Bargaon5,823 people
- Ber5,602 people
- Bahrampur urf Masankhon5,275 people
- Harauli5,249 people
- Harnagar5,075 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakahi from Darbhanga?79 km by road
- What is the population of Pakahi?5,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakahi in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakahi?46.6% (Census 2011)