# Pewta Village, Modanganj, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Modanganj, Jehanabad 

# Pewta

Pewta is a village in Modanganj sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 115 households**, the 42nd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 639people (2011)
- 115households
- 73.4%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Pewta PIN code and other codes

Pewta falls in Modanganj sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaristabad
- Community development blockModanganj
- Census village code260342

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

## How far is Pewta from nearby towns?

- Modanganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jehanabad (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 Pewta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pewta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bandhuganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Pewta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Pewta

Of every 100 households in Pewta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pewta · ■ Modanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**46%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****66%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pewta?

■ Pewta · ■ Modanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**64.1%

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

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**909

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 65.8% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (61%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Modanganj

- Barchhi Bigha701 people
- Shekhpura683 people
- Kishrampur662 people
- Ghazipur647 people
- Kauria631 people
- Mandai574 people
- Banchhilli482 people
- Mahammadpur412 people

[All 55 villages in Modanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/modanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pewta from Jehanabad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pewta?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pewta in?Jehanabad district (Modanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pewta?73.4% (Census 2011)