# Gulam Village, Patarghat, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/gulam/ Village · Patarghat, Saharsa # Gulam Gulam is a village in Patarghat sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852221**. The 2011 Census counted **24,969 people in 5,380 households**, the 2nd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 24,969people (2011) - 5,380households - 55.8%literacy - 852221PIN code ## Gulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gulam is 852221.** Gulam falls in Patarghat sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852221 - Gram panchayatGolma West, Golma East - Community development blockPatarghat - Census village code226511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gulam from nearby towns? - Patarghat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)5 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)5 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 Gulam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gulam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 2,268 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,300 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 Gulam Of every 100 households in Gulam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gulam · ■ Patarghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **40% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****47%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **36% 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 Gulam? ■ Gulam · ■ Patarghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **928 Working population ****33.5%** **34.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 44.5% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,617 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,804 (34%) · **■** Household industry 59 (1%) · **■** Other work 496 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3,384 (40%) 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 Patarghat - Dhabauli25,782 people - Pastpar12,150 people - Pama11,131 people - Kishunpur10,362 people - Jamhra9,421 people [All 15 villages in Patarghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gulam?852221 - How far is Gulam from Saharsa?5 km by road - What is the population of Gulam?24,969 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulam in?Saharsa district (Patarghat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gulam?55.8% (Census 2011)