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

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Pirhanda

Pirhanda is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,601 people in 407 households**, the 18th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,601people (2011)
- 407households
- 68.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Pirhanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPohe
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258591

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

## How far is Pirhanda from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)25 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 Pirhanda?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Pirhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Pirhanda known for?

About 28% of the 92 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 Pirhanda

Of every 100 households in Pirhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pirhanda · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**40%

Television ****21%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pirhanda?

■ Pirhanda · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**955

Working population ****30.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 60.5% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (29%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 109 (14%) · **■** Marginal 184 (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 Sikandra

- Bahadurpur3,197 people
- Pohe Khushhalpur3,133 people
- Bichhwa3,035 people
- Sabal Bigha2,891 people
- Tal Saharsa2,590 people
- Konan2,579 people
- Charan2,504 people
- Khardih2,279 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirhanda from Jamui?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pirhanda?2,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirhanda in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirhanda?68.3% (Census 2011)