# Pakharpur Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Pakharpur

Pakharpur is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,485 people in 259 households**, the 30th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,485people (2011)
- 259households
- 71.5%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Pakharpur PIN code and other codes

Pakharpur falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuri
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256188

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

## How far is Pakharpur from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)50 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 Pakharpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pakharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Pakharpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Pakharpur

Of every 100 households in Pakharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakharpur · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pakharpur?

■ Pakharpur · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752**

**954

Working population ****29.3%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 34% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 64 (15%) · **■** Marginal 237 (54%)

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 Dumaria

- Barwadih1,594 people
- Simri1,582 people
- Kusari1,549 people
- Simari1,545 people
- Sildilia1,485 people
- Khardag1,454 people
- Salaiya1,421 people
- Beni Nagar1,403 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakharpur from Gaya?100 km by road
- What is the population of Pakharpur?1,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakharpur in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakharpur?71.5% (Census 2011)