# Pachrukha Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Pachrukha

Pachrukha is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,238 people in 880 households**, the 6th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 5,238people (2011)
- 880households
- 41.6%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Pachrukha PIN code and other codes

Pachrukha falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelhwa Madnpur
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216038

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

## How far is Pachrukha from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)16 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 Pachrukha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pachrukha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Pachrukha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 872 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Pachrukha

Of every 100 households in Pachrukha in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pachrukha · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**12%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Pachrukha?

■ Pachrukha · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**969

Working population ****48.9%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 31.6% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,088 (42%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,299 (51%)

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 Sidhaw

- Rampurwa8,005 people
- Semra6,201 people
- Kharhat5,511 people
- Matiaria5,342 people
- Bairagi Sonbarsa5,048 people
- Balua4,964 people
- Parsauni4,610 people
- Mangalpur4,248 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pachrukha from Bettiah?85 km by road
- What is the population of Pachrukha?5,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachrukha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pachrukha?41.6% (Census 2011)