# Palhauwa Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Palhauwa

Palhauwa is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 102 households**, the 34th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 624people (2011)
- 102households
- 57.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Palhauwa PIN code and other codes

Palhauwa falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPuraini
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245160

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

## How far is Palhauwa from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)27 km by road
- Nawada (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 Palhauwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palhauwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Palhauwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Palhauwa

Of every 100 households in Palhauwa in 2011, 17 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palhauwa · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**47%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Palhauwa?

■ Palhauwa · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**927

Working population ****43.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 42.7% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (47%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 81 (30%)

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 Giriak

- Mahatpura837 people
- Khanpur772 people
- Takhat Rauza748 people
- Barhaita636 people
- Lakkha Chak596 people
- Katauna579 people
- Saidpur564 people
- Hasanpur475 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palhauwa from Biharsharif?27 km by road
- What is the population of Palhauwa?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palhauwa in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Palhauwa?57.3% (Census 2011)