# Pagra Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/pagra/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Pagra Pagra is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,460 people in 1,708 households**, the 7th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 8,460people (2011) - 1,708households - 59.5%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Pagra PIN code and other codes Pagra falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPagra - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237021 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pagra from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)3 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 Pagra? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pagra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Pagra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Pagra Of every 100 households in Pagra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pagra · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****9%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **93% Use banking services ****19%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****32%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pagra? ■ Pagra · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **943 Working population ****26.3%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 336 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,035 (46%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 362 (16%) · **■** Marginal 488 (22%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Nawada12,131 people - Panr10,922 people - Kamrawan10,919 people - Rampur Jalalpur10,832 people - Basaria7,609 people - Purwaripatti7,159 people - Bamaia Harlal6,192 people - Chak Bahauddin5,706 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pagra from Samastipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Pagra?8,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pagra in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pagra?59.5% (Census 2011)