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

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Kasthua

Kasthua is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,932 people in 348 households**, the 16th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,932people (2011)
- 348households
- 60.2%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Kasthua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMangrawa
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255414

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

## How far is Kasthua from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)12 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 Kasthua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kasthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dihra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kasthua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Kasthua

Of every 100 households in Kasthua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasthua · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**30%

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 Kasthua?

■ Kasthua · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**929

Working population ****44.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 50.2% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (55%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 157 (18%)

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

- Dakhner2,339 people
- Uparahauli2,079 people
- Haspura2,015 people
- Hardaspur1,941 people
- Lodipur1,891 people
- Maranchi1,885 people
- Kosdihara1,830 people
- Buknari1,749 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kasthua from Gaya?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kasthua?1,932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasthua in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kasthua?60.2% (Census 2011)