# Petphorua Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Petphorua

Petphorua is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821108**. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 58 households**, the 105th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 476people (2011)
- 58households
- 68.8%literacy
- 821108PIN code

## Petphorua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Petphorua is 821108.** Petphorua falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821108
- Gram panchayatKatharai
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250686

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

## How far is Petphorua from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)35 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 Petphorua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Petphorua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Rupibandh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parasthua
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Parthua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Petphorua known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulse**. About 86% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Petphorua

Of every 100 households in Petphorua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Petphorua · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**83%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****57%**

**51%

Television ****45%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Petphorua?

■ Petphorua · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**922

Working population ****26.9%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 62.2% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 68 (53%)

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 Kochas

- Sanwandehri530 people
- Patna528 people
- Barahuti Kalan527 people
- Hunrraha520 people
- Chhitan Dehra468 people
- Harihar Dehra455 people
- Harnathpur441 people
- Adilapur421 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Petphorua?821108
- How far is Petphorua from Sasaram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Petphorua?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petphorua in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Petphorua?68.8% (Census 2011)