# Gaighatta Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Gaighatta

Gaighatta is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,939 people in 850 households**, the 12th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,939people (2011)
- 850households
- 46.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Gaighatta PIN code and other codes

Gaighatta falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaighatta
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225335

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

## How far is Gaighatta from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)62 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 Gaighatta?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Gaighatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Gaighatta

Of every 100 households in Gaighatta in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaighatta · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

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 Gaighatta?

■ Gaighatta · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**964

Working population ****30.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 41.8% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 271 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 898 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (2%)

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 Azamnagar

- Mahila4,516 people
- Arihana4,178 people
- Teghra4,127 people
- Nimaul3,960 people
- Garhbaghua3,891 people
- Nimaul3,673 people
- Imamnagar3,631 people
- Singhaul3,599 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaighatta from Katihar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Gaighatta?3,939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighatta in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighatta?46.2% (Census 2011)