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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Paikbahan

Paikbahan is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,629 people in 379 households**, the 76th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,629people (2011)
- 379households
- 41.8%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Paikbahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paikbahan is 855113.** Paikbahan falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatMarbatpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225243

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

## How far is Paikbahan from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)38 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 Paikbahan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Paikbahan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Paikbahan

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

■ Paikbahan · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paikbahan?

■ Paikbahan · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.8%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**964

Working population ****28.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 37.9% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (79%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 49 (11%)

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

- Damaipur1,684 people
- Kolhan1,662 people
- Kaparanda1,661 people
- Mohanganj1,638 people
- Chhamna1,617 people
- Sitalmani1,546 people
- Maria1,532 people
- Tiarpara1,524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paikbahan?855113
- How far is Paikbahan from Katihar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Paikbahan?1,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikbahan in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paikbahan?41.8% (Census 2011)