# Pale Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Pale

Pale is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,879 people in 314 households**, the 34th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,879people (2011)
- 314households
- 69.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Pale PIN code and other codes

Pale falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuet
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256761

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

## How far is Pale from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)24 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)24 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 Pale?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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
- 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 Pale known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Pale

Of every 100 households in Pale in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pale · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**35%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Pale?

■ Pale · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**961

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 56.9% for women. 40% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (52%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 99 (16%) · **■** Marginal 145 (23%)

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 Wazirganj

- Eru2,056 people
- Rengana2,019 people
- Shankar Bigha1,946 people
- Khiriawan1,920 people
- Naudiha Kalan1,857 people
- Bhagausa1,783 people
- Kandhariya1,761 people
- Bihiain1,760 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pale from Gaya?24 km by road
- What is the population of Pale?1,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pale in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pale?69.3% (Census 2011)