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

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Pithaghat

Pithaghat is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,482 people in 530 households**, the 21st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,482people (2011)
- 530households
- 59.1%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Pithaghat PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234378

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

## How far is Pithaghat from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)22 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 Pithaghat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pithaghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Chhapra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 Pithaghat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Pithaghat

Of every 100 households in Pithaghat in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pithaghat · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Pithaghat?

■ Pithaghat · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**943

Working population ****32.8%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 48.9% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (11%) · **■** Marginal 903 (79%)

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

- Motirajpur3,626 people
- Filkabad3,605 people
- Raghupur3,602 people
- Bhuiganw3,504 people
- Santha3,475 people
- Naraenpur3,318 people
- Mirzapur3,246 people
- Kadna3,023 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pithaghat from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pithaghat?3,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithaghat in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pithaghat?59.1% (Census 2011)