Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran # Pahkaul Pahkaul is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,772 people in 311 households, the 34th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 1,772 people (2011) - 311 households - 64.3% literacy - 897 females per 1,000 males ## Pahkaul PIN code and other codes Pahkaul falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhanauji - Community development block Gaunaha - Census village code 216444 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pahkaul from nearby towns? - Gaunaha (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 53 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pahkaul? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pahkaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pahkaul known for? The main crops are paddy. About 62% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pahkaul Of every 100 households in Pahkaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pahkaul · ■ Gaunaha rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 3% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 27% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 48% 38% - Television 8% 8% - Mobile phone 74% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 11% 24% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pahkaul? ■ Pahkaul · ■ Gaunaha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 58.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 922 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 768 959 - Working population 35.0% 41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 51.3% for women. 44% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 457 (74%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (3%) · ■ Marginal 132 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gaunaha - Barwa 1,816 people - Dewarh 1,782 people - Harkatwa 1,780 people - Kamta 1,780 people - Mandiha 1,755 people - Dumri 1,739 people - Kohargari 1,739 people - Bendauli 1,710 people All 168 villages in Gaunaha ## Quick answers - How far is Pahkaul from Bettiah? 53 km by road - What is the population of Pahkaul? 1,772 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pahkaul in? Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pahkaul? 64.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/pahkaul-216444/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.