# Pachmah Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Pachmah

Pachmah is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,647 people in 303 households**, the 27th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,647people (2011)
- 303households
- 66.4%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Pachmah PIN code and other codes

Pachmah falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGuneri
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255569

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

## How far is Pachmah from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)11 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 Pachmah?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pachmah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandi Asthan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Pachmah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Pachmah

Of every 100 households in Pachmah in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pachmah · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**31%

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 Pachmah?

■ Pachmah · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146**

**961

Working population ****29.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 54.6% for women. 41% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 221 (45%)

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 Gurua

- Sagahi1,767 people
- Dhibra1,730 people
- Taroa1,674 people
- Duba1,665 people
- Cheni1,605 people
- Chansi1,592 people
- Pirwa1,569 people
- Pawara1,560 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pachmah from Gaya?47 km by road
- What is the population of Pachmah?1,647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachmah in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pachmah?66.4% (Census 2011)