# Poa Village, Fatehpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Fatehpur, Gaya 

# Poa

Poa is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,650 people in 262 households**, the 41st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,650people (2011)
- 262households
- 71.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Poa PIN code and other codes

Poa falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTeswar
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code256871

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

## How far is Poa from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)34 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)34 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 Poa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Poa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Poa

Of every 100 households in Poa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poa · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**45%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**31%

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 Poa?

■ Poa · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**57.4%

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

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**971

Working population ****46.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 62.0% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 556 (73%)

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 Fatehpur

- Gani Pipra1,720 people
- Dehuri1,681 people
- Amaur1,669 people
- Bargawan1,661 people
- Budhaul1,635 people
- Pakri1,629 people
- Alakdiha1,498 people
- Dharahara Khurd1,456 people

[All 174 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poa from Gaya?34 km by road
- What is the population of Poa?1,650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poa in?Gaya district (Fatehpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Poa?71.9% (Census 2011)