Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj # Pahatgaon Pahatgaon is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,130 people in 453 households, the 34th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 2,130 people (2011) - 453 households - 59.1% literacy - 1,004 females per 1,000 males ## Pahatgaon PIN code and other codes Pahatgaon falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Mahesh Bathna - Community development block Bahadurganj - Census village code 222690 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pahatgaon from nearby towns? - Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 35 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pahatgaon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pahatgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahadurganj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palasmani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pahatgaon known for? The main crops are paddy and raw jute. About 38% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pahatgaon Of every 100 households in Pahatgaon in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pahatgaon · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 12% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 41% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 5% 17% - Television 2% 4% - Mobile phone 27% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 52% 31% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pahatgaon? ■ Pahatgaon · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.1% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1082 983 - Working population 34.9% 29.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 46.6% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 148 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 225 (30%) · ■ Other work 7 (1%) · ■ Marginal 363 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj - Rupni 2,462 people - Nisndara 2,437 people - Kathalbari 2,425 people - Siktihar 2,157 people - Tangtangia 2,075 people - Gurgaon 2,046 people - Guabari 2,040 people - Duadangi 2,022 people All 105 villages in Bahadurganj ## Quick answers - How far is Pahatgaon from Kishanganj? 35 km by road - What is the population of Pahatgaon? 2,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pahatgaon in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pahatgaon? 59.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/pahatgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.