# Panhar Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/panhar/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Panhar Panhar is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,229 people in 1,729 households**, the 2nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 11,229people (2011) - 1,729households - 60.6%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Panhar PIN code and other codes Panhar falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPanhar - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244960 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Panhar from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)48 km by road - Islampur (nearest town)10 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 Panhar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Panhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 · 8 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 Panhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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 Panhar Of every 100 households in Panhar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Panhar · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **8% Toilet within the home ****24%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **79% Tap water ****8%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **46% Television ****14%** **11% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Panhar? ■ Panhar · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **921 Working population ****37.4%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 50.5% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 496 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,566 (37%) · **■** Household industry 220 (5%) · **■** Other work 721 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,198 (29%) 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 - Mahmuda11,334 people - Bauri Dih5,451 people - Ranipur5,060 people - Sarthua4,526 people - Sakri4,446 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Panhar from Biharsharif?48 km by road - What is the population of Panhar?11,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panhar in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Panhar?60.6% (Census 2011)