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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Panighatta

Panighatta is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,021 people in 647 households**, the 29th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,021people (2011)
- 647households
- 57.5%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Panighatta PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPindhal
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225150

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

## How far is Panighatta from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Panighatta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Panighatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Panighatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Panighatta

Of every 100 households in Panighatta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panighatta · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Panighatta?

■ Panighatta · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**964

Working population ****47.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 50.2% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (4%) · **■** Marginal 499 (35%)

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

- Dahania3,164 people
- Sahajana3,151 people
- Rohia3,045 people
- Garhbainan3,042 people
- Jakar2,982 people
- Jhaua2,946 people
- Jitwarpur2,936 people
- Harnagar2,858 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Panighatta from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Panighatta?3,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panighatta in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Panighatta?57.5% (Census 2011)