# Paterhwa Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Paterhwa

Paterhwa is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845401**. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 113 households**, the 59th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 656people (2011)
- 113households
- 36.5%literacy
- 845401PIN code

## Paterhwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paterhwa is 845401.** Paterhwa falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845401
- Gram panchayatAmar Chhtoni
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217936

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

## How far is Paterhwa from nearby towns?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)7 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)7 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 Paterhwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Paterhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Medirwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Paterhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Paterhwa

Of every 100 households in Paterhwa in 2011, 62 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paterhwa · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paterhwa?

■ Paterhwa · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.5%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**910

Working population ****24.2%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.8% for men and 29.1% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (53%) · **■** Marginal 31 (19%)

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 Motihari

- Karmaula839 people
- Basantpur Tola Banra789 people
- Malkaunia748 people
- Gangia Dih658 people
- Loksa610 people
- Basantpur Tola Babu587 people
- Garahia559 people
- Mahangua Tola Birtia467 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paterhwa?845401
- How far is Paterhwa from Motihari?7 km by road
- What is the population of Paterhwa?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paterhwa in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paterhwa?36.5% (Census 2011)