# Kastha Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Kastha

Kastha is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,387 people in 360 households**, the 11th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 2,387people (2011)
- 360households
- 75.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Kastha PIN code and other codes

Kastha falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSolara
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255481

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

## How far is Kastha from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)7 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 Kastha?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kastha; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Kastha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Kastha

Of every 100 households in Kastha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kastha · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kastha?

■ Kastha · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**929

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (38%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 199 (25%) · **■** Marginal 88 (11%)

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 Paraiya

- Puna Kalan3,370 people
- Azmatganj2,966 people
- Itwan2,520 people
- Kapasiya2,512 people
- Dakhner2,339 people
- Uparahauli2,079 people
- Haspura2,015 people
- Hardaspur1,941 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kastha from Gaya?7 km by road
- What is the population of Kastha?2,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kastha in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kastha?75.3% (Census 2011)