# Gachhai Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Gachhai

Gachhai is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 182 households**, the 59th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,379people (2011)
- 182households
- 69.0%literacy
- 802214PIN code

## Gachhai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gachhai is 802214.** Gachhai falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802214
- Gram panchayatAmartha
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251285

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

## How far is Gachhai from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)8 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 Gachhai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gachhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Beiwai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Gachhai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Gachhai

Of every 100 households in Gachhai in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gachhai · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gachhai?

■ Gachhai · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**926

Working population ****31.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 54.1% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 323 (74%)

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 Karakat

- Paraiya1,504 people
- Chilha1,501 people
- Kaeth Bahuara1,498 people
- Dhorhandih1,398 people
- Bharkundia1,375 people
- Kusi1,366 people
- Nawadih1,363 people
- Kopa1,345 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gachhai?802214
- How far is Gachhai from Sasaram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gachhai?1,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachhai in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gachhai?69.0% (Census 2011)