# Phataha Village, Thawe, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thawe, Gopalganj 

# Phataha

Phataha is a village in Thawe sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,194 people in 632 households**, the 9th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 4,194people (2011)
- 632households
- 75.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Phataha PIN code and other codes

Phataha falls in Thawe sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemara
- Community development blockThawe
- Census village code230804

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

## How far is Phataha from nearby towns?

- Thawe (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)1 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)1 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 Phataha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thawe
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Phataha

Of every 100 households in Phataha in 2011, 30 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Phataha · ■ Thawe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**87%

Use banking services ****76%**

**66%

Television ****44%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Phataha?

■ Phataha · ■ Thawe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**963

Working population ****25.9%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 67.7% for women. 37% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 360 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 530 (49%)

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 Thawe

- Phunguni5,127 people
- Narayanpur4,632 people
- Indarwa Badullah4,601 people
- Dhatiwna4,494 people
- Lachhwar4,160 people
- Bhusanw3,935 people
- Barari Jagdish3,926 people
- Pakho Pali3,559 people

[All 53 villages in Thawe](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/thawe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phataha from Gopalganj?1 km by road
- What is the population of Phataha?4,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phataha in?Gopalganj district (Thawe sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phataha?75.7% (Census 2011)