# Patraha Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Patraha

Patraha is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,089 people in 1,982 households**, the 3rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 11,089people (2011)
- 1,982households
- 43.4%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Patraha PIN code and other codes

Patraha falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatraha
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223129

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

## How far is Patraha from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)44 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 Patraha?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Patraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 Patraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Patraha

Of every 100 households in Patraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patraha · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**61%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

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 Patraha?

■ Patraha · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**954

Working population ****42.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 34.7% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 604 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,011 (42%) · **■** Household industry 55 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,918 (40%)

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 Barhara

- Sukhsena13,235 people
- Urlaha11,524 people
- Barhari10,835 people
- Nipania9,052 people
- Aurahi8,976 people
- Dibraghani8,269 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patraha from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Patraha?11,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patraha in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patraha?43.4% (Census 2011)