# Pama Village, Patarghat, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Patarghat, Saharsa 

# Pama

Pama is a village in Patarghat sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,131 people in 2,296 households**, the 4th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 11,131people (2011)
- 2,296households
- 54.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Pama PIN code and other codes

Pama falls in Patarghat sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPama
- Community development blockPatarghat
- Census village code226520

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

## How far is Pama from nearby towns?

- Patarghat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)19 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 Pama?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Pama known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 917 hectares of village land is sown, and 441 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 Pama

Of every 100 households in Pama in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pama · ■ Patarghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pama?

■ Pama · ■ Patarghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**928

Working population ****37.2%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 43.2% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,024 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,981 (48%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (3%) · **■** Marginal 988 (24%)

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
- Gulam24,969 people
- Pastpar12,150 people
- Kishunpur10,362 people
- Jamhra9,421 people
- Patarghat8,297 people
- Bishunpur6,590 people

[All 15 villages in Patarghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/patarghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pama from Saharsa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pama?11,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pama in?Saharsa district (Patarghat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pama?54.0% (Census 2011)