# Patuwaha Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Patuwaha

Patuwaha is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,493 people in 1,062 households**, the 5th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 5,493people (2011)
- 1,062households
- 60.0%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Patuwaha PIN code and other codes

Patuwaha falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatuaha
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226426

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

## How far is Patuwaha from nearby towns?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)4 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)4 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 Patuwaha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Patuwaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Patuwaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Patuwaha

Of every 100 households in Patuwaha in 2011, 6 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patuwaha · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**76%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**56%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

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 Patuwaha?

■ Patuwaha · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**57.3%

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

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**938

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 50.2% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 294 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 805 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 248 (14%) · **■** Marginal 363 (21%)

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 Kahara

- Bangaon30,061 people
- Solindabad10,459 people
- Nariar9,650 people
- Chainpur Uttar Khand8,144 people
- Murli4,750 people
- Parari4,591 people
- Bariahi4,177 people
- Kahra4,093 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patuwaha from Saharsa?4 km by road
- What is the population of Patuwaha?5,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patuwaha in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patuwaha?60.0% (Census 2011)