# Gidha Village, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/gidha/ Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Gidha Gidha is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,368 people in 391 households**, the 48th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,368people (2011) - 391households - 48.7%literacy - 899females per 1,000 males ## Gidha PIN code and other codes Gidha falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPokhraira - Community development blockSaraiya - Census village code228502 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gidha from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)19 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)19 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 Gidha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gidha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Gidha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Gidha Of every 100 households in Gidha in 2011, 5 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gidha · ■ Saraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **14% Toilet within the home ****8%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****64%** **48% Television ****10%** **15% Mobile phone ****68%** **52% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gidha? ■ Gidha · ■ Saraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **917 Working population ****37.2%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.9% for men and 40.8% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 205 (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 Saraiya - Barhanpura2,506 people - Basdeopur2,503 people - Supna2,437 people - Ratanpur Dih2,379 people - GOpi Dhaut2,350 people - Jaintpur2,339 people - Ratwara Chandan2,300 people - Bania2,290 people [All 154 villages in Saraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gidha from Muzaffarpur?19 km by road - What is the population of Gidha?2,368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gidha in?Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gidha?48.7% (Census 2011)