# Patharghatti Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Patharghatti

Patharghatti is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,082 people in 1,082 households**, the 14th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 5,082people (2011)
- 1,082households
- 41.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Patharghatti PIN code and other codes

Patharghatti falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatharghatti
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222334

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

## How far is Patharghatti from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)15 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 Patharghatti?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Patharghatti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Patharghatti

Of every 100 households in Patharghatti in 2011, 9 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patharghatti · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

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

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Patharghatti?

■ Patharghatti · ■ Dighalbank rural average

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

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**979

Working population ****31.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.1% for men and 32.5% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 818 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (5%) · **■** Marginal 361 (23%)

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 Dighalbank

- Mangra6,796 people
- Dubri khas5,310 people
- Harhibhita5,115 people
- Ghangra5,096 people
- Karuamani4,943 people
- Kurhaili4,933 people
- Singhimari4,918 people
- Lohargarha4,584 people

[All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patharghatti from Kishanganj?45 km by road
- What is the population of Patharghatti?5,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharghatti in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patharghatti?41.8% (Census 2011)
