# Gazi Paita Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Gazi Paita

Gazi Paita is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,768 people in 410 households**, the 51st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 1,768people (2011)
- 410households
- 69.0%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Gazi Paita PIN code and other codes

Gazi Paita falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiratpur
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226547

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

## How far is Gazi Paita from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)43 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)43 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 Gazi Paita?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Gazi Paita known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Gazi Paita

Of every 100 households in Gazi Paita in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gazi Paita · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**40%

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 Gazi Paita?

■ Gazi Paita · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**937

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 52.8% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (50%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 194 (35%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Pacharhi2,058 people
- Maura2,017 people
- Jamhra2,001 people
- Basnahi1,818 people
- Jhitkia Bhela1,765 people
- Goari1,485 people
- Padumpur1,069 people
- Jalsiman1,064 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gazi Paita from Saharsa?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gazi Paita?1,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazi Paita in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gazi Paita?69.0% (Census 2011)