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

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Palhat Khurd

Palhat Khurd is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 83 households**, the 65th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 486people (2011)
- 83households
- 19.9%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Palhat Khurd PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256323

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

## How far is Palhat Khurd from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)4 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 Khurd?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chitabkala
- ○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 waterhand pumps

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 Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Khurd

Of every 100 households in Palhat Khurd in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palhat Khurd · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

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 Palhat Khurd?

■ Palhat Khurd · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.9%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**997

Working population ****60.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.5% for men and 18.4% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 101 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 178 (60%)

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

- Khairat627 people
- Beldih580 people
- Udhan Bigha532 people
- Harna515 people
- Korahra419 people
- Phitki Chak419 people
- Ghaghri414 people
- Jhawai Chak394 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Palhat Khurd from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Palhat Khurd?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palhat Khurd in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palhat Khurd?19.9% (Census 2011)