# Pastan Village, Andhratharhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Andhratharhi, Madhubani 

# Pastan

Pastan is a village in Andhratharhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,169 people in 987 households**, the 13th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 5,169people (2011)
- 987households
- 58.8%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Pastan PIN code and other codes

Pastan falls in Andhratharhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPastan
- Community development blockAndhratharhi
- Census village code220639

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

## How far is Pastan from nearby towns?

- Andhratharhi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)18 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 Pastan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pastan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maharaili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghogharadih
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 2 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 Pastan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Pastan

Of every 100 households in Pastan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pastan · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pastan?

■ Pastan · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**909

Working population ****34.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 45.8% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 655 (37%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (8%) · **■** Marginal 609 (34%)

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 Andhratharhi

- Siwa5,979 people
- Dumra5,829 people
- Gangdwar5,293 people
- Rudrapur5,207 people
- Marukia4,671 people
- Barsam4,320 people
- Harna4,309 people
- Deohar3,918 people

[All 48 villages in Andhratharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pastan from Madhubani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pastan?5,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pastan in?Madhubani district (Andhratharhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pastan?58.8% (Census 2011)