# Palhat Kalan Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Palhat Kalan

Palhat Kalan is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 61 households**, the 71st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 376people (2011)
- 61households
- 11.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Palhat Kalan PIN code and other codes

Palhat Kalan falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256322

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

## How far is Palhat Kalan from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)3 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 Palhat Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palhat Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Palhat Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Palhat Kalan

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

■ Palhat Kalan · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palhat Kalan?

■ Palhat Kalan · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****11.2%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**997

Working population ****53.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.8% for men and 8.6% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 186 (93%)

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 Sherghati

- Phitki Chak419 people
- Ghaghri414 people
- Jhawai Chak394 people
- Lohara387 people
- Bhikhanpur347 people
- Pacharhi340 people
- Sherpur301 people
- Mohiuddinpur167 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palhat Kalan from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Palhat Kalan?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palhat Kalan in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palhat Kalan?11.2% (Census 2011)