# Paiga Kalan Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Paiga Kalan

Paiga Kalan is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,655 people in 250 households**, the 45th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,655people (2011)
- 250households
- 59.4%literacy
- 841218PIN code

## Paiga Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paiga Kalan is 841218.** Paiga Kalan falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841218
- Gram panchayatShekhpura
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233969

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

## How far is Paiga Kalan from nearby towns?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)9 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 Paiga Kalan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paiga Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paiga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Paiga Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Paiga Kalan

Of every 100 households in Paiga Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paiga Kalan · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**55%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**57%

Television ****25%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

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 Paiga Kalan?

■ Paiga Kalan · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**919

Working population ****20.5%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 44.6% for women. 37% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 197 (58%)

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 Amnour

- Kohripak Gobind1,890 people
- Dharahra Khurd1,889 people
- Bishunpura1,812 people
- Jhakhra1,748 people
- Paharpur1,621 people
- Chainpur1,620 people
- Madhubani1,557 people
- Bishunpur1,546 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paiga Kalan?841218
- How far is Paiga Kalan from Chhapra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Paiga Kalan?1,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiga Kalan in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paiga Kalan?59.4% (Census 2011)