# Paita Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/paita/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Paita Paita is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,908 people in 890 households**, the 27th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 3,908people (2011) - 890households - 70.1%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Paita PIN code and other codes Paita falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBiratpur - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paita from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Paita? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Paita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Paita known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Paita Of every 100 households in Paita in 2011, 20 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paita · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **3% Toilet within the home ****23%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **88% Tap water ****11%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **97% Use banking services ****62%** **44% Television ****16%** **4% Mobile phone ****68%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **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 Paita? ■ Paita · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **937 Working population ****43.4%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (27%) · **■** Household industry 60 (4%) · **■** Other work 351 (21%) · **■** Marginal 577 (34%) 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 - Baitha Masahri4,452 people - Kopa4,421 people - Mahua patti Uttarwari4,219 people - Maina4,167 people - Manori3,824 people - Sarauni Madhepura3,386 people - Pachlakh3,365 people - Bhada3,323 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paita from Saharsa?42 km by road - What is the population of Paita?3,908 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paita in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paita?70.1% (Census 2011)