# Paithana Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Paithana

Paithana is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,707 people in 396 households**, the 26th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,707people (2011)
- 396households
- 66.7%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Paithana PIN code and other codes

Paithana falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBele
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244908

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

## How far is Paithana from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)40 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)15 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 Paithana?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Paithana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Paithana

Of every 100 households in Paithana in 2011, 10 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paithana · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**8%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****10%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****63%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Paithana?

■ Paithana · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**921

Working population ****42.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (23%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 203 (18%) · **■** Marginal 491 (42%)

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 Islampur

- Barai2,927 people
- Biswak2,918 people
- Kapasia2,904 people
- Herthu2,857 people
- Kewali2,681 people
- Bakaur2,602 people
- Mahuari2,591 people
- Pilkhi2,587 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paithana from Biharsharif?40 km by road
- What is the population of Paithana?2,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paithana in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paithana?66.7% (Census 2011)