# Phuhia Village, Bithan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bithan, Samastipur 

# Phuhia

Phuhia is a village in Bithan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,338 people in 430 households**, the 28th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%.

- 2,338people (2011)
- 430households
- 46.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Phuhia PIN code and other codes

Phuhia falls in Bithan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalha Chandan
- Community development blockBithan
- Census village code237357

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

## How far is Phuhia from nearby towns?

- Bithan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)50 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 Phuhia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Phuhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hasanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Phuhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Phuhia

Of every 100 households in Phuhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phuhia · ■ Bithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**33%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Phuhia?

■ Phuhia · ■ Bithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**48.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**927

Working population ****33.0%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 35.0% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 278 (36%)

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 Bithan

- Batardiha2,499 people
- Chandauli2,440 people
- Belaun2,412 people
- Chhechhani2,399 people
- Barahi2,207 people
- Kua2,153 people
- Batardiha2,092 people
- Khutauna2,091 people

[All 56 villages in Bithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phuhia from Samastipur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Phuhia?2,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phuhia in?Samastipur district (Bithan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phuhia?46.6% (Census 2011)