# Pirganj Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Pirganj

Pirganj is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,000 people in 205 households**, the 61st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 1,000people (2011)
- 205households
- 46.0%literacy
- 805females per 1,000 males

## Pirganj PIN code and other codes

Pirganj falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPawai
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224338

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

## How far is Pirganj from nearby towns?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)33 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 Pirganj?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pirganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachmamilk
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Pirganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Pirganj

Of every 100 households in Pirganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pirganj · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

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 Pirganj?

■ Pirganj · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**979

Working population ****25.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 35.7% for women. 40% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (25%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 159 (63%)

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 Korha

- Nawabganj1,371 people
- Pachma Milik1,250 people
- Raziganj1,239 people
- Baisa Ramna1,067 people
- Kishorganj912 people
- Gorhipachma728 people
- Harpur647 people
- Madhura637 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirganj from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Pirganj?1,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirganj in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirganj?46.0% (Census 2011)