Village · Mahishi, Saharsa
# Panchbhinda

Panchbhinda is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code 852216. The 2011 Census counted 1,685 people in 342 households, the 38th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.
- 1,685 people (2011)
- 342 households
- 46.8% literacy
- 852216 PIN code

## Panchbhinda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Panchbhinda is 852216. Panchbhinda falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.
- PIN code 852216
- Gram panchayat Ghoghepur
- Community development block Mahishi
- Census village code 226353

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Panchbhinda from nearby towns?
- Mahishi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Panchbhinda?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gandaul
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Supaul
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Panchbhinda known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 48% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Panchbhinda

Of every 100 households in Panchbhinda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchbhinda · ■ Mahishi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 1% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 10% 22%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 2% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 86% 52%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Panchbhinda?

■ Panchbhinda · ■ Mahishi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.8% 48.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 907
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 924
- Working population 42.6% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 29.4% for women. 42% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (17%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 492 (69%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mahishi
- Teghra 1,717 people
- Mangrauni 1,713 people
- Sisauna 1,694 people
- Baghaud 1,692 people
- Birwar 1,634 people
- Kandaha 1,633 people
- Bharwar 1,532 people
- Sapaita 1,487 people

All 81 villages in Mahishi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Panchbhinda? 852216
- How far is Panchbhinda from Saharsa? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Panchbhinda? 1,685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchbhinda in? Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Panchbhinda? 46.8% (Census 2011)

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