# Pagra Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Pagra

Pagra is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,912 people in 464 households**, the 6th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,912people (2011)
- 464households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Pagra PIN code and other codes

Pagra falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPagra
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229870

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

## How far is Pagra from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)27 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 Pagra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pagra; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaugurwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · More
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Pagra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Pagra

Of every 100 households in Pagra in 2011, 9 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pagra · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**50%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pagra?

■ Pagra · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**957

Working population ****38.9%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 103 (9%) · **■** Marginal 788 (70%)

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 Bijaipur

- Ahiapur3,769 people
- Chaumukha3,764 people
- Jagdishpur3,137 people
- Musahri3,124 people
- KhiriDih2,793 people
- Manrar Khas2,787 people
- Bangra2,780 people
- Sihpur2,670 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pagra from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pagra?2,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pagra in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pagra?72.1% (Census 2011)