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

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Penar

Penar is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,646 people in 251 households**, the 35th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,646people (2011)
- 251households
- 84.0%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Penar PIN code and other codes

Penar falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUtari Barao
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251574

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

## How far is Penar from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)12 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)12 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 Penar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Penar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Penar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Penar

Of every 100 households in Penar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Penar · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****29%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**18%

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 Penar?

■ Penar · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**945

Working population ****22.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 73.0% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (20%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%)

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

- Kharari1,820 people
- Rampur1,791 people
- Sariawan1,680 people
- Kaithi1,663 people
- Tarar1,638 people
- Gopalpur1,604 people
- Dudhar1,600 people
- Chhatauna1,545 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Penar from Sasaram?12 km by road
- What is the population of Penar?1,646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penar in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Penar?84.0% (Census 2011)