# Pathara Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Pathara

Pathara is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 249 households**, the 67th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,493people (2011)
- 249households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,142females per 1,000 males

## Pathara PIN code and other codes

Pathara falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMotirajpur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234346

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

## How far is Pathara from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)18 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)8 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 Pathara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Said Saray
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Pathara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Pathara

Of every 100 households in Pathara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pathara · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**17%

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 Pathara?

■ Pathara · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**943

Working population ****22.6%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 38% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (40%) · **■** Marginal 89 (26%)

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 Garkha

- Phursatpur1,687 people
- Bhagwani Chhapra1,624 people
- Bazidpur1,602 people
- Kamalpur1,542 people
- Maddupur1,378 people
- Said Sarae1,334 people
- Bangara1,324 people
- Renria1,283 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pathara from Chhapra?18 km by road
- What is the population of Pathara?1,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathara in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pathara?65.1% (Census 2011)