# Eghara Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Eghara

Eghara is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 272 households**, the 29th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,909people (2011)
- 272households
- 70.6%literacy
- 802217PIN code

## Eghara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Eghara is 802217.** Eghara falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802217
- Gram panchayatChanki
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251627

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

## How far is Eghara from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)15 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 Eghara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pachpokhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Eghara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Eghara

Of every 100 households in Eghara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Eghara · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Eghara?

■ Eghara · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**945

Working population ****49.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 59.4% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (33%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 480 (51%)

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 Nokha

- Bhaon1,981 people
- Mani1,969 people
- Bishanpura1,940 people
- Tilai1,922 people
- Rupahtha1,838 people
- Kharari1,820 people
- Rampur1,791 people
- Sariawan1,680 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Eghara?802217
- How far is Eghara from Sasaram?30 km by road
- What is the population of Eghara?1,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eghara in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Eghara?70.6% (Census 2011)