Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran
# Pataura Tola Gorhwa

Pataura Tola Gorhwa is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845401. The 2011 Census counted 5,541 people in 1,082 households, the 11th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.
- 5,541 people (2011)
- 1,082 households
- 62.5% literacy
- 845401 PIN code

## Pataura Tola Gorhwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pataura Tola Gorhwa is 845401. Pataura Tola Gorhwa falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.
- PIN code 845401
- Gram panchayat Godhwan
- Community development block Motihari
- Census village code 217963

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pataura Tola Gorhwa from nearby towns?
- Motihari (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ) 5 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pataura Tola Gorhwa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pataura Tola Gorhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Motihari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motihari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pataura Tola Gorhwa known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pataura Tola Gorhwa

Of every 100 households in Pataura Tola Gorhwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pataura Tola Gorhwa · ■ Motihari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 6%
- Toilet within the home 11% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 87%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 39% 36%
- Television 7% 8%
- Mobile phone 62% 51%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 20%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pataura Tola Gorhwa?

■ Pataura Tola Gorhwa · ■ Motihari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.5% 51.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 882
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 910
- Working population 37.8% 34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 50.3% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 623 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 697 (33%) · ■ Household industry 68 (3%) · ■ Other work 189 (9%) · ■ Marginal 519 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Motihari
- Basmanpur 8,869 people
- Rulahi 6,607 people
- Sirsamal 6,195 people
- Pataura Tola Lala 5,568 people
- Baswaria 5,213 people
- Chararhiya 5,041 people
- Tikuliya 5,011 people
- Harajpur 4,826 people

All 74 villages in Motihari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pataura Tola Gorhwa? 845401
- How far is Pataura Tola Gorhwa from Motihari? 5 km by road
- What is the population of Pataura Tola Gorhwa? 5,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pataura Tola Gorhwa in? Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pataura Tola Gorhwa? 62.5% (Census 2011)

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