# Pachmahua Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Pachmahua

Pachmahua is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 180 households**, the 40th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,081people (2011)
- 180households
- 62.8%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Pachmahua PIN code and other codes

Pachmahua falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPohe
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258594

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

## How far is Pachmahua from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)22 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 Pachmahua?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pachmahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Pachmahua known for?

About 66% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pachmahua

Of every 100 households in Pachmahua in 2011, 21 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pachmahua · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

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 Pachmahua?

■ Pachmahua · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1309**

**955

Working population ****34.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (19%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 114 (31%) · **■** Marginal 91 (24%)

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 Sikandra

- Khutkat1,339 people
- Raghunathpur1,210 people
- Kirpa Ramdih1,197 people
- Dharampur1,185 people
- Bhanta1,048 people
- Jansinghdih1,041 people
- Kaithwara940 people
- Achambho870 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pachmahua from Jamui?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pachmahua?1,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachmahua in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pachmahua?62.8% (Census 2011)