# Paga Village, Gaighat, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gaighat, Muzaffarpur 

# Paga

Paga is a village in Gaighat sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,408 people in 775 households**, the 23rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 3,408people (2011)
- 775households
- 56.2%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Paga PIN code and other codes

Paga falls in Gaighat sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSusta
- Community development blockGaighat
- Census village code229248

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

## How far is Paga from nearby towns?

- Gaighat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)45 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 Paga?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Paga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Paga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Paga

Of every 100 households in Paga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paga · ■ Gaighat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****18%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**38%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paga?

■ Paga · ■ Gaighat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**902

Working population ****22.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 41.6% for women. 31% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (42%) · **■** Household industry 97 (13%) · **■** Other work 194 (25%) · **■** Marginal 46 (6%)

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 Gaighat

- Jaya urf Jia4,170 people
- Mahamadpur Sura3,833 people
- Kothia urf Madhaul3,656 people
- Dhubauli Sube3,647 people
- Manipur Dahila3,378 people
- Makrandpur urf Makrampur3,129 people
- Belaur Nidhi urf BelaurThana3,118 people
- Maheshwara2,898 people

[All 84 villages in Gaighat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/gaighat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paga from Muzaffarpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Paga?3,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paga in?Muzaffarpur district (Gaighat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paga?56.2% (Census 2011)