# Pacham Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Pacham

Pacham is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 329 households**, the 24th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 329households
- 48.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Pacham PIN code and other codes

Pacham falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhutukpar
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243703

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

## How far is Pacham from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)12 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)12 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 Pacham?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pacham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhochak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Pacham known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Pacham

Of every 100 households in Pacham in 2011, 6 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pacham · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**85%

Tap water ****24%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pacham?

■ Pacham · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**954

Working population ****21.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 36.5% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (17%) · **■** Marginal 156 (37%)

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 Chanan*

- Gohri2,066 people
- Chauraman Bigha2,041 people
- Basua Chak2,025 people
- Bannu Bagaicha2,024 people
- Basmatia1,891 people
- Mahesleta1,804 people
- Maheshpur1,689 people
- Itahara1,602 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pacham from Lakhisarai?12 km by road
- What is the population of Pacham?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pacham in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pacham?48.8% (Census 2011)